human rights violations in Turkey

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

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...