Dismissed police officer disabled in workplace accident suffers both physically and psychologically in prison,...
Former police officer Mustafa Aydın, an inmate who lost six fingers in an industrial accident after he was fired from his law enforcement job...
Prosecution demands jail terms for journalists over reporting on Turkish black op in Libya:...
A prosecutor has demanded sentences ranging from eight to 19 years for journalists over their reports on a Turkish intelligence officer killed in Libya,...
Turkish court rejects prosecutor’s request to release LeMan staff in cartoon case
An Istanbul court on Wednesday rejected a prosecutor’s request to release five staff members of the LeMan satirical weekly who are on trial over...
‘I’m critical of the Turkish government. I’d be ashamed of myself if I kept...
Herkül Millas, 82, a Greek-Turkish columnist for the now-closed Zaman daily who lives in Athens, said he as a government critic only wrote what...
Turkey’s intel agency threatens family of Turkish-German academic who criticized Erdoğan
Burak Çopur, a Turkish-German professor of political science at Germany’s Essen University, said in an interview with Ahval on Thursday that his family in...
Turkish police detain 22 from Antalya municipality-linked group in opposition crackdown
Turkish police on Tuesday detained 22 people in a raid on an association linked to Antalya’s opposition-run metropolitan municipality, the latest move in what...
Turkey detains 22 over alleged Gülen links
Turkish police units have detained 22 people as part of an operation based in İstanbul targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement, local media...
Turkish gov’t not serious about UN’s periodic human rights review process: Human Rights Watch
The Turkish government’s refusal to acknowledge and address key issues at the core of the human rights crisis the country is currently facing shows...
CPJ urges probe after Turkish journalist beaten in suspected retaliation over corruption reporting
A Turkish journalist was assaulted in suspected retaliation for his reporting on alleged local corruption, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday, urging authorities...
Prison sentence, political ban for İstanbul mayor sparks int’l condemnation
A prison sentence and a political ban imposed on İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu in a politically charged trial has sparked international condemnation, Turkish Minute...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2024.
Throughout the year Turkey continued...
Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech in...
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Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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This report focuses on how the Turkish government, under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has used family punishment against his opponents.
Sippenhaft, also known as...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2023.
The May 2023 re-election of...