İstanbul courts refuse to comply with Turkey’s top court’s order to release journalists Alpay...
İstanbul's 26th and 13th High Criminal Courts have refused to comply with the order of Turkey's Constitutional Court for the release of jailed veteran...
Turkey’s Justice Ministry: 624 babies behind bars across country
The Turkish Justice Ministry has revealed that 624 children under the age of six are living with their convicted mothers in prisons across Turkey,...
EU criticizes ‘dress code’ requirement for Turkey’s coup, terror suspects
The European Union (EU) has criticized a recent emergency rule decree issued by the Turkish government requiring that inmates charged with crimes against the...
Turkish gov’t allows jailed father to attend son’s funeral only with handcuffs
Jailed father of Berk Görmez, a 14-year-old boy who died of intestinel cancer last week, could attend his son’s funeral only with his hands...
German supreme court halts deportation of Turkish citizen due to torture in Turkey
Germany’s supreme court has halted the deportation of a Turkish citizen convicted of supporting an radical Islamist militant organisation on Tuesday, saying authorities should...
Turkish government’s new method of diplomatic retaliation: Changing street signs
Turkish government has used e new method of diplomatic retaliation to punish the states that it has tension in bilateral relations: Changing the street...
Jailed teacher Lokman Ersoy dies because of maltreatment, negligence in Turkish prison
One more Turkish teacher lost his life on Monday because of maltreatment and negligence of Turkish authorities during his stay in prison under the rule...
Greek court suspends asylum granted to Turkish soldier
A Greek court on Monday suspended the asylum status granted to a former Turkish soldier, who is accused by the Turkish government of plotting...
Erdoğanist thug threatens to execute followers of Gülen movement: We will hang them on...
Menderes Obay, a pro-government shopkeeper in Çengelkçy district of İstanbul was revealed to have threatened the alleged followers of the Gülen movement in the...
Gülen’s 63-year-old disabled cousin put into solitary confinement by Turkish authorities
Kazım Avcı, a 63-year-old disabled cousin of US-based Turkish Muslim scholar Fethullah Gülen has reportedly been put into solitary confinement in Ankara's Sincan F1...
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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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