Turkish family in Albania risk facing torture in new abuse case of Interpol by...
Another abuse of Interpol mechanisms by Turkey, this time reported in Albania, has stranded a Turkish family in the country as they try to...
Turkish gov’t detains 110 military officers and more over alleged links to Gülen movement
Dozens of people, mostly military officers, were detained across Turkey as part of Turkish government's massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting alleged members of...
US says White House, State Department support ambassador in Turkey
The US Ambassador to Turkey, John Bass, has the support of the White House and US State Department in his decision to suspend visa...
WSJ reporter Albayrak sentenced to prison by Turkish court
A Turkish court sentenced Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporter Ayla Albayrak to 2 years and 1 month in prison Tuesday, declaring her guilty of...
Media worker who faces lifetime jail appears in Turkish court without a lawyer
A media worker who worked for a critical national newspaper has been finally brought to the court for a trial hearing after months of...
JWF releases ‘The State of Turkey’s Children: Victims of Unlawfulness’ report
New York-based the Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF) has launch a social media campaign on Twitter with the hashtag #Freedom4Children via JWF`s official account...
Turkey detains daughter of US consulate employee amid Turkish-American tension
The daughter of a US Consulate staff member for whom Turkish authorities issued a detention warrant on Sunday over alleged links to the faith-based...
US Ambassador to Turkey on suspension of visa services: This was not a decision...
US Ambassador to Turkey John Bass has released a written statement on Monday over suspension of all non-immigrant visa services at all US diplomatic...
Yakup Şimşek, brand marketing manager for Turkish critical daily, behind bars over a TV...
A veteran media professional has been jailed in Turkey for 430 days over a TV commercial that was designed to attract new subscribers to...
Turkey’s Erdoğan cancels press conference amid crisis with US
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday cancelled a planned press conference at İstanbul Atatürk Airport as a visa crisis that erupted following...
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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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