Turkish court arrests 6 people abducted by MİT in Kosovo
A Turkish court on Wednesday evening arrested six people who were abducted in Kosovo and brought back to Turkey by its notorious National Intelligence Organisation...
Ukrainian journalists concerned over journalist İnan’s extradition to Turkey
Turkish journalist Yusuf Inan’s forced return from Ukraine to Turkey is worrisome, Sergei Tomilenko, chairman of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NSJU), said...
Turkish diplomats spied on Erdoğan critics in Malawi, documents reveal
Judicial documents obtained by Nordic Monitor have confirmed that six Turkish nationals in Malawi had been profiled by Turkish diplomats and reported to the...
Documents show Turkish diplomats spied on Erdoğan critics in the United Kingdom: report
The Turkish Embassy in London spied on Turkish citizens in the UK and forwarded the illegal profiling list to Ankara, which led to the...
UN-protected Turkish refugees deported to Turkey by Kenya held at Ankara police station
Four Turkish refugees under UN protection who were abducted by armed men in Kenya on October 18 were brought to Turkey and are being...
Turkish court sentences teacher Duman, abducted by MİT from Malaysia, to 18 years in...
Alaettin Duman, a Turkish teacher in Malaysia who was abducted by agents of Turkey's notorious National Intelligence Organisation (MİT) from Kuala Lumpur in 2016...
Turkish diplomats spied on Erdoğan critics in Nepal, triggered criminal investigation, documents reveal
The Turkish government used its diplomats to profile opponents of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Nepal and gather intelligence about them to help...
Azerbaijan extradites Gülen-linked publisher to Turkey
İbrahim E., who used to run a printing house affiliated with the Gülen movement in Azerbaijan, has been extradited to Turkey as part of...
Press Freedom in Turkey: 2021 in Review
The Turkish government continued to muzzle the press in 2021 in a variety of ways, including imprisoning journalists and using regulatory authorities to exert...
Turkish diplomats spied on critics in Argentina, documents reveal
Judicial documents have confirmed that Turkish educators, representatives of local associations and businessmen living in Argentina were profiled by Turkish diplomats and reported to...
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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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