human rights
Observers: Türkiye’s competitive presidential runoff marked by uneven playing field
Turkey
May 31, 2023
Observers: Türkiye’s competitive presidential runoff marked by uneven playing field
The second round of Türkiye’s presidential election was well run and gave voters the opportunity to choose between real political…
We Can’t Allow Turkey’s Elections to Smooth Over Erdoğan’s Wrongdoings
Opinion
May 29, 2023
We Can’t Allow Turkey’s Elections to Smooth Over Erdoğan’s Wrongdoings
In an interview with CNN journalist Becky Anderson on May 19, 2023, after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan fell short…
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Bureau members meet in Copenhagen to discuss the Russian Federation’s war against Ukraine and ongoing Assembly work
World
April 25, 2023
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Bureau members meet in Copenhagen to discuss the Russian Federation’s war against Ukraine and ongoing Assembly work
Chaired by President Margaret Cederfelt (Sweden), the Bureau of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly met today at the Danish Parliament to…
Prominent rights advocate to run for parliament again amid pressure from supporters
Turkey
March 25, 2023
Prominent rights advocate to run for parliament again amid pressure from supporters
Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and a prominent human rights advocate, has changed…
Turkey missing again in participant list of Biden’s Summit for Democracy
World
March 25, 2023
Turkey missing again in participant list of Biden’s Summit for Democracy
Turkey has again been left off the list of invitees to an online summit that will be hosted by US…
89 detained over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkey
March 25, 2023
89 detained over alleged Gülen links in a week
Eighty-nine people have over the past week been detained on warrants issued by Turkish prosecutors for alleged links to the…
Turkey violated prisoners’ rights by not granting visits for schoolchildren on weekends: ECtHR
World
December 15, 2022
Turkey violated prisoners’ rights by not granting visits for schoolchildren on weekends: ECtHR
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkish authorities violated the European Convention on Human Rights…
Turkish asylum seekers allegedly being pushed back in small boats by Greece
World
December 16, 2021
Turkish asylum seekers allegedly being pushed back in small boats by Greece
Three Turkish nationals seeking asylum in Greece in September were allegedly tortured by plain-clothes Greek officials, who then illegally put…
Fethullah Gülen’s Message for Human Rights Day
Fethullah Gülen
December 11, 2021
Fethullah Gülen’s Message for Human Rights Day
An Islamic scholar, preacher and social advocate Fethullah Gülen released a statement saying: “Today is World Human Rights Day, the…
27 children killed, 160 subjected to sexual abuse in Turkey in 2021: report
Turkey
November 22, 2021
27 children killed, 160 subjected to sexual abuse in Turkey in 2021: report
A report by human rights defender and opposition deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu has revealed that at least 27 children were killed…