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Turkey issues detention warrants for 100 people over alleged Gülen links

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday ordered the detention of 100 public and private sector employees due to alleged links to the Gülen...

MP submits parliamentary question about SADAT’s controversial activities

A lawmaker from the Turkish legislature has submitted a parliamentary question about SADAT, a paramilitary group linked to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and its...

Number of Turkish citizens seeking asylum in Netherlands has skyrocketed in 2021

The number of Turkish citizens who have sought asylum in the Netherlands this year has skyrocketed, according to statistics released by the country’s Immigration...

Hundreds of former public servants reach out to Turkey’s main opposition detailing rights violations

Hundreds of former public servants have sent e-mails to a new mailing list set up by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) complaining...

Turkey continues detaining Syrian refugees over ‘banana’ videos protesting discrimination

Turkish authorities are continuing to detain Syrian refugees who shared videos on social media showing them eating bananas in an effort to condemn racism...

‘Greek authorities need to know they are sending us back to prison,’ say Turkish pushback victims

“Greek authorities have to realize that by pushing us back to Turkey, they are sending us to prison,” said S., who was sent back...

Turkish authorities seek to make COVID-related restrictions in prisons permanent, jailed Kurdish leader says

Turkey’s Justice Ministry is trying to capitalize on the COVID-19 pandemic in order to continue restricting the visitation rights of inmates, jailed Kurdish leader...

Price hikes in natural gas put more strain on Turkey’s industrial sector

Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) is under growing criticism for recent price hikes in natural gas for industrial sites and power stations, which...

Turkey’s new terrorism financing law is used to criminalize activities of human rights groups, says LGBTQ+ activist

Turkey’s new terrorism financing law, which entered into force on December 31, 2020, has been used to criminalize the activities of many civil society...

Women’s rights activists demand reinstatement of Istanbul Convention after 2 more femicides

Two women were murdered by their partners on Thursday, causing an outcry among women’s rights activists, who demanded reinstatement of the Istanbul Convention, an...

Asylum applications in Turkey dropped by 44.5 percent in 2020: OECD report

An annual report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on migration flows to its member countries has revealed that the number...

Turkey issued detention warrants for 63 people over alleged Gülen links in a week

Turkish authorities have over the past week ordered the detention of 63 people including lawyers, teachers, retired military personnel and former police officers due...

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