Turkey prosecutor drops probe into torture-led death under police custody
Public prosecutor in Turkey decided to drop investigation into a death of teacher who had been subjected to torture during a detention in police...
At least 15,557 women murdered in Turkey since start of AKP rule: report
Violence against women has dramatically increased since the Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power in 2002, and at least 15,557 women have...
Turkish gov’t detains yet another woman shortly after delivery
Melike Alp Akoğlan, a Turkish woman who gave birth on Monday, was detained by police shortly after delivery at a hospital in İzmir province...
Ankara bar publishes 5 censored reports on torture, ill-treatment of alleged Gülenists
The Ankara Bar Association has published five reports by its human rights committee on allegations of torture made by detainees held at a police...
52-year-old sick prisoner dies because of his late release in Turkey
Ahmet Bayar, 52-year-old lung cancer patient, has lost his life in Diyarbakır reportedly because he was released from prison too late despite of his severe...
Critics slam ICC prosecutor for meeting with Turkish FM accused of crimes against humanity
The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) prosecutor, Karim Khan, is under fire for meeting with Turkey’s foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, on the sidelines of the...
Mother of purge-victim beaten by Turkish police for protesting son’s dismissal
Kezban Şaçılık, the septuagenarian mother of the purge-victim Turkish civil servant Veli Şaçılık, was reportedly beaten by a group of Turkish police officers for publicly protesting his...
Turkey’s pro-gov’t media reports Kaçmaz family abducted by Pakistani authorities
The controversy persists over the abduction of Mesut Kaçmaz, the director of Pak-Turk School, and his family members in Pakistan and their illegal deportation...
CoE calls on Turkey to take further steps on violence against women
The Council of Europe (CoE) on Monday called on Turkey to take further action to comply fully with the Istanbul Convention’s provisions on violence...
Turkish-backed Syrian rebels may have carried out torture, rape and looting: UN
Turkey must rein in the rebels it supports in northern Syria who may have carried out kidnappings, torture, rape and looting of civilian property,...
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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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