WHO requests explanation from Turkey after minister admits to hiding true COVID-19 statistics
Following an admission by Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca that the government does not add the number of people infected with the coronavirus who...
European lawyers bar urges Turkey to free jailed lawyer in critical condition
The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) has called on Turkish authorities to immediately suspend the prison sentence of lawyer Süleyman...
UN committee seeks further information from Turkey in case of missing Yusuf Bilge Tunç
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has requested further information from Turkey in the case of former civil servant Yusuf Bilge Tunç, who has...
4 inmates die in same prison, raising concerns over rights violations of sick prisoners
Four prisoners have died in Patnos Prison, situated in the eastern Turkish province of Ağrı, raising concerns over the violation of rights of sick...
Turkey’s top court limits Erdoğan’s economic powers in ruling, citing violation of constitutional rights
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has annulled a legal provision granting the president sweeping authority to make decisions that directly affect major economic activities, ruling that...
392 women fell victim to femicide in Turkey in 2022
At least 392 women were murdered by men and 226 women died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in 2022, although the government claims that...
MP calls on interior minister to take action in face of threats to Turkey’s...
Amid death threats and hate crimes against Turkey’s Alevi citizens, Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has been called on to take action, in a parliamentary...
Turkey among countries practicing religious discrimination in global freedom report
Turkey is among dozens of countries accused of systematic religious discrimination in a new global report warning that nearly two-thirds of humanity lives under...
Torture, Inhuman Treatment and Conditions in Turkish Prisons: 2022 in Review
Turkey has experienced a marked resurgence of torture and ill-treatment in custody over the past seven years and especially since a coup attempt on...
Turkish authorities issue detention warrants for 160 suspects over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish prosecutors this week ordered the detention of 160 individuals as part of a massive crackdown on the Gülen movement, Turkish media reported.
The İstanbul...
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