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...
Yet another family ruined as mother dies while purge-victim father is in jail
Two-year-old Elif Zehra Çalışkan is now without parents as her mother died after falling from a balcony and her father, an academic, has been...
EU says provision of funeral services a question of decency, human rights
A spokesperson for the European Union has criticized the denial of a hearse to transport the bodies of three people, including two infants, who...
Turkish parliament bans public servants dismissed by executive decrees from premises
The Turkish parliament’s executive board on the first day of the new legislative year voted to forbid former employees of parliament who were dismissed...
Prosecutor declines to pursue case against gendarmes who allegedly threw refugees into Evros River
The Edirne Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has declined to pursue a case against gendarmes who allegedly threw refugees into a river after they were...
Turkish gov’t launches investigations into 242 social media users in a week
The Turkish government has launched legal proceedings against 242 people after examining 454 social media accounts through the cybercrime division of the police department...
Turkey’s Erdoğan calls on Jerusalem to be recognised as Palestinian capital
Turkish autocratic Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called on the international community on Wednesday to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of the Palestinian state.
“I...
Turkish gov’t denies funeral service to teacher who sought asylum in Greece
The Turkish government has denied a funeral service to Halil Dinç, a veteran teacher who died of a heart attack in Greece, where he...
Pastor Brunson’s lawyer appeals to Turkish Constitutional Court
İsmail Cem Halavurt, the lawyer for Andrew Brunson, an American pastor who is standing trial in Turkey on terrorism-related charges, on Wednesday appealed to...
İstanbul residents prioritize fear of poverty over earthquakes: survey
Despite İstanbul’s vulnerability to earthquakes, poverty tops all other fears, including the threat of quakes, among the city’s residents, Turkish Minute reported citing a...
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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...