Turkish gov’t jailed not only journalist Karaca, but also his lawyers and the judges...
The trial of Turkish journalist Hidayet Karaca (55) has already taken its place in judicial history because not only has he been persecuted by...
COMMENTARY — Erdoğan gov’t attacks UN for raising rights violations in Turkey
By Abdullah Bozkurt
As the free world turns up the heat on the repressive regime of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Turkey with increased vigilance...
Report: Germany reluctant to lift travel warning as long as Turkey keeps state of...
Despite Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu having said during a visit to Berlin that Turkey is no less safe than other European countries, the...
Wikipedia launches campaign against censorship in Turkey
Wikipedia, the web-based non-profit reference site, started a new campaign today to reach one of the few countries in the world in which it has...
Survey shows female journalists in Turkey subjected to discrimination, violence
Fifty-five female journalists in Turkey have said they have been subjected to discrimination and violence in the media sector and that they don’t receive...
Turkish court gives life sentences to 65 defendants from Naval Forces Command in coup...
A high criminal court in Ankara has handed down aggravated life sentences to 47 defendants and life sentences to 18 defendants from the Naval...
42-year-old Gülen-linked cancer patient dies due to Turkish prison authorities’ negligence
Forty-two-year-old Deniz Hakan Şen, who was detained by Turkish police and later jailed by a court in October 2017 over alleged links to the...
Cellmate says tortured teacher was hurt more by insults than beatings by Turkish police
An expert in forensic medicine who shared a cell with Gökhan Açıkkollu, a teacher who was tortured to death while under detention in the...
Turkish gov’t detains 169 people in a week over social media posts against Afrin...
The Turkish government detained 169 people last week over their alleged social media posts criticising a Turkish military campaign in the Afrin province of...
Forty-seven women killed by men in February across Turkey
At least forty-seven women were victims of violence across Turkey in February, according to a report released by the "Stop Femicide!" platform.
The platform in...
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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.
In recent years...