Armenian cemetery destroyed by bulldozers in Van province
An old Armenian cemetery in Turkey’s eastern province of Van was destroyed by bulldozers last week and bones were scattered across the field, sparking...
Turkey’s top court says ex-Kurdish lawmaker’s rights violated in Kobani trial
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the pretrial detention of a former Kurdish lawmaker accused of inciting violence during protests linked to the 2014...
Press freedom in Turkey declined further in 2024 amid censorship, arrests and intimidation: report
Press freedom in Turkey continued to face challenges in 2024 as authorities intensifying their crackdown on independent journalism through systematic censorship, detentions, arrests and...
Syrian refugee shot dead in apparent hate crime
Syrian refugee Abdulkadir Davud (21) was shot dead on Sunday in what appears to be a hate crime in the Zeytinburnu district of İstanbul,...
Lawyers challenge appointment of new justice minister at top administrative court
A group of lawyers led by Ömer Faruk Eminağaoğlu, the founding president of the now-closed Union of Judges and Prosecutors (YARSAV), has filed a...
Turkey logged more than 3,200 torture or ill-treatment cases in 2024: report
Turkey recorded at least 3,254 cases of torture or ill-treatment in 2024 that occurred in police custody, at protests and in prisons, the Human...
Turkey detains 38 people in 2 days of operations targeting 3 main opposition-run municipalities
Turkish authorities detained at least 38 people, including municipal officials and a mayor, over the course of two days in operations targeting three opposition-run...
PPJ report: Turkish gov’t cancels passports to condemn critical citizens to civil death
The Turkish government has deliberately condemned dissidents to civil death not only by firing and arresting them but also by canceling their passports, thus destroying...
Turkish court orders arrest of 54 in latest Gülen movement crackdown
A Turkish court on Friday ordered the arrest of 54 of 70 people detained last week in coordinated raids across four provinces as part...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 149 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government on Friday issued detention warrants for 149 people, mostly military officers, as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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