Turkey plans individualized legal steps for PKK militants under proposed ‘opportunity law’
The Turkish government is preparing individualized legal measures for members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), including those currently in prison and those...
Turkish inmate jailed over alleged Gülen links dies of heart attack in prison
Mehmet Çataklı, a 51-year-old inmate jailed over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, died of a heart attack on Saturday in İstanbul’s Marmara...
Turkish court hands down suspended sentences to members of girls band, singer for ‘exhibitionism’
A court in İstanbul gave members of a girls band and also a singer suspended prison sentences of three months, 22 days for “exhibitionism,”...
Turkey’s hunger line nears 30,000 lira for family of 4 as minimum wage talks...
A family of four in Turkey now needs nearly 30,000 lira a month to cover basic food expenses, according to a new report released...
Media executive Hidayet Karaca marks 11th year in prison over alleged links to Gülen...
Hidayet Karaca, a former journalist and chief executive of the Samanyolu Media Group, has marked 11 years in prison in Turkey, Turkish Minute reported.
Karaca,...
Turkish court orders closure of LGBTQ+ group despite non-prosecution in obscenity probe
A Turkish court on Thursday ordered the closure of an LGBTQ+ association in İzmir province over alleged obscenity in its social media posts, even...
New abuse case involving Ukrainian orphan surfaces in Turkey
A Turkish prosecutor opened a new case over the alleged abuse of a Ukrainian orphan, indicating that abuse allegations involving Ukrainian orphans sheltered in...
Job seekers over 60 rise 19 percent in Turkey as retirees struggle to survive
The number of people aged 60 and over seeking work in Turkey rose 19 percent in the first 11 months of 2025, as growing...
A call for justice in Washington: ‘Authoritarianism thrives on silence’
Marking International Human Rights Day, the Freedom Convention Turkey 2025 brought victims of state violence, purged academics, journalists living in exile, human rights defenders...
Erdoğan quietly acquitted in corruption case dating back to his time as İstanbul mayor
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been quietly acquitted in a long-running corruption case stemming from his tenure as mayor of İstanbul, despite enjoying constitutional...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2022 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2022. Authoritarianism continued to gain ground...
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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