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148 people including 5 inmates died, 281 maltreated or tortured in Turkey in March: rights report

Cases of human rights violations in Turkey in March included 148 deaths and 281 incidents of torture or maltreatment, with 51 of them taking...

2,694 people killed, 3,145 mistreated or tortured in Turkey in 2021: report

An annual report on human rights violations in Turkey, drafted by main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) lawmaker Sezgin Tanrıkulu, has revealed 2,694 deaths...

EP Turkey rapporteur says he can’t forget post-mortem photos of Kabakçıoğlu

Nacho Sánchez Amor, an MEP from the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) and EP standing rapporteur on the annual report on Turkey,...

Top Turkish court rules former teacher was tortured in police custody

Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled on May 18, 2021 that a former teacher arrested for links to the Gülen movement was tortured in detention and...

Tribunal set up to rule on Turkey’s human rights record: Chair of EP human rights committee

The Turkey Tribunal was set up to review and rule on Ankara’s human rights record, Marie Arena, chair of the European Parliament (EP) Subcommittee...

HRW urges UN to address human rights violations in Turkey

As Turkey will undergo its third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said...

HRW report: One-fifth of Turkey’s prison population jailed on terrorism charges

Close to one-fifth of the total prison population in Turkey has been charged with or convicted of terrorism offenses, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said...

İHD and TİHV: 2,278 tortured, 11 abducted in Turkey in 2017

The Human Rights Association (İHD) and the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) on Saturday said 2,278 people were tortured and 11 abducted in...

Press groups call on EU to be less deferential towards Turkey on rights violations

Several international press organization under the flagship of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) urged the European Union and its member states to use their influence...

AI: EU leaders must press Turkey on human rights

Iverna McGowan, director of Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office, said ahead of a European Council meeting on Oct. 19 and 20 which is expected...

SPD’s Schulz says will not be blackmailed by Erdoğan

Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader and candidate for German chancellor Martin Schulz on Saturday strongly criticized Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over human rights...

Ministry says 12,600 cases at ECtHR dropped with establishment of OHAL commission

Turkey’s Ministry of Justice has said with the establishment of a state of emergency (OHAL) commission, 12,600 cases currently awaiting review at the European...

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