human rights
Protestors disrupt funeral of retired Turkish colonel who allegedly ordered torture in 1980s
Turkey
April 30, 2019
Protestors disrupt funeral of retired Turkish colonel who allegedly ordered torture in 1980s
A group of Turks held a protest at the Monday funeral of retired Col. Raci Tetik, 88, the infamous Ankara…
Turkish court rejects opposition newspaper staff appeal against terror charges
Turkey
April 28, 2019
Turkish court rejects opposition newspaper staff appeal against terror charges
Former staff of the mass-circulation Cumhuriyet daily, including journalists and executives, started going back to prison on Thursday, after their…
Prosecutions and convictions of “insulting Erdogan” 13 times higher than previous president
Turkey
April 28, 2019
Prosecutions and convictions of “insulting Erdogan” 13 times higher than previous president
The number of people accused and convicted of “insulting the president” during the first three-year tenure of Turkish President Recep…
İstanbul mayor-elect: We want Syrians to go back home
Turkey
April 14, 2019
İstanbul mayor-elect: We want Syrians to go back home
Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was elected İstanbul mayor according to unofficial results of local elections held on March 31, has said…
At least 15 killed as rebels and Syrian government forces clash ahead of Erdogan’s Russian visit
World
April 9, 2019
At least 15 killed as rebels and Syrian government forces clash ahead of Erdogan’s Russian visit
At least 15 people have been reported killed in shelling by government and insurgent forces in northwestern Syria, further straining…
European rights court orders Turkey to compensate citizen held in police custody when he was 8
Turkey
April 9, 2019
European rights court orders Turkey to compensate citizen held in police custody when he was 8
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ordered Turkey to pay compensation to a Turkish citizen who was taken…
Lawyer faces investigation for sharing photo of jailed Kurdish politician in court
Turkey
April 6, 2019
Lawyer faces investigation for sharing photo of jailed Kurdish politician in court
The İstanbul Bar Association has launched an investigation into Ramazan Demir, a lawyer representing jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, for…
34 Western lawyers organizations urge Turkey to end persecution of lawyers
World
April 5, 2019
34 Western lawyers organizations urge Turkey to end persecution of lawyers
On Lawyers Day, celebrated every April 5 in Turkey, 34 Western organizations for lawyers issued a statement urging the Turkish…
Council of Europe delegation finds Turkey’s elections neither free nor fair
World
April 1, 2019
Council of Europe delegation finds Turkey’s elections neither free nor fair
“I am afraid, we from the Congress of the Council of Europe are not fully convinced that Turkey currently has…
German gov’t says it’s taking torture, maltreatment allegations in Turkey seriously
World
March 29, 2019
German gov’t says it’s taking torture, maltreatment allegations in Turkey seriously
The German government has announced that it is taking claims about torture and maltreatment in Turkey very seriously and is…