Mother of 11-month-old to serve prison sentence in violation of the law
Sümeyye Aydın, the mother of two children aged 11 months and four years, was sent to prison in violation of a law that requires...
Rights group launches campaign to push for sanctioning Turkish officials under UK’s Magnitsky Act
Human rights group The Arrested Lawyers Initiative has launched a campaign called the “Turkey Human Rights Accountability Project” to push for the sanctioning of...
Dismissed civil servant imprisoned over alleged Gülen links dies of cancer
Yaşar Elibol, a former civil servant fired from his job and jailed over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, died of bone cancer...
‘My medical opinion has been criminalized,’ says prominent doctor and human rights activist at...
Dr. Şebnem Korur Fincancı, head of the Turkish Medical Association as well as an expert in forensic medicine and a prominent human rights defender,...
Diary of police officer found dead in quarantine cell reveals his ordeal
The diary of Mustafa Kabakçıoğlu, 44, a police officer who was found dead in a quarantine cell in a prison in the Black Sea...
Turkey’s religious authority ignores court ruling, re-sanctions imam for refusing to take congregation to...
Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) has sanctioned an imam again for refusing to bring his congregation to a 2023 rally for President Recep...
2 soldiers arrested in eastern Turkey for allegedly raping Afghan refugee
Two soldiers in Turkey’s eastern Van province have been arrested for allegedly raping an Afghan refugee as they were taking a group of refugees to...
Mother of 9-month-old baby sent to prison in defiance of legal provisions
Suna Aras, the mother of a 9-month-old baby, was sent to prison in violation of a law that requires the postponement of the execution...
7 Turkish students face jail for allegedly insulting Erdoğan during İmamoğlu protests
A Turkish prosecutor is seeking prison sentences for seven university students accused of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in slogans chanted at a rally...
Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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This report focuses on how illegal pushbacks by Greek authorities have devastating consequences on Turkish asylum seekers upon their return to Turkey.
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