HDP
Activist Öztürk says she was subjected to brutal torture in secret detention center
Turkey
September 17, 2021
Activist Öztürk says she was subjected to brutal torture in secret detention center
Ayten Öztürk, 47, who describes herself as a socialist activist, said she was subjected to severe torture and sexual harassment…
CoE fails to start infringement proceedings against Turkey in Kavala, Demirtaş cases
Turkey
September 17, 2021
CoE fails to start infringement proceedings against Turkey in Kavala, Demirtaş cases
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has failed to start infringement proceedings against Turkey due to the…
10 arrested on charges of murdering Kurdish family in central Turkey
Turkey
August 4, 2021
10 arrested on charges of murdering Kurdish family in central Turkey
Ten people have been arrested and jailed in connection with the killing of seven members of a Kurdish family in…
Turkish courts to demand ‘concrete evidence’ for pre-trial detention under new regulation
Turkey
July 11, 2021
Turkish courts to demand ‘concrete evidence’ for pre-trial detention under new regulation
The Turkish parliament approved a new legal reform package on Thursday, specifying in the letter of the law that concrete…
Erdoğan blames HDP for collapse of Turkey’s peace talks with Kurdish militants
Turkey
July 11, 2021
Erdoğan blames HDP for collapse of Turkey’s peace talks with Kurdish militants
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has accused the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) of paving the way for the collapse…
Journalists, politicians protest in Berlin after attack on exiled Turkish journalist
World
July 11, 2021
Journalists, politicians protest in Berlin after attack on exiled Turkish journalist
Dozens of journalists and politicians protested in Berlin on Friday against a recent attack on Erk Acarer, a Turkish journalist…
IPU urges Turkey to end continued arbitrary detention of former opposition MP
Turkey
June 13, 2021
IPU urges Turkey to end continued arbitrary detention of former opposition MP
The Governing Council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), a global organization of national parliaments, has said in a recent decision…
Appeals court upholds 22-year sentence given to former Kurdish MP
Turkey
June 11, 2021
Appeals court upholds 22-year sentence given to former Kurdish MP
A regional appeals court in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakır has upheld a prison sentence of 22 years, three…
Global outcry as Turkish rights advocate MP hospitalized after forcible detention
Turkey
April 4, 2021
Global outcry as Turkish rights advocate MP hospitalized after forcible detention
Prominent rights activists around the globe, in addition to Turkish dissidents, have condemned the detention by force of former opposition…
US report highlights Turkey’s crackdown on Gülen movement after coup attempt
Turkey
March 31, 2021
US report highlights Turkey’s crackdown on Gülen movement after coup attempt
A report by the US State Department regarding a series of “significant human rights issues” in Turkey has highlighted the…