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Villagers in southeastern Turkey’s Batman province claim mistreatment by gendarmerie

Reports of gendarmes’ mistreatment of villagers in southeastern Turkey’s Batman province during raids on their homes for allegedly “aiding terrorist organizations” have recently become...

DEVA Party MP calls on authorities to immediately investigate claims of mistreatment in Silivri Prison

Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) deputy Mustafa Yeneroğlu has called on authorities to immediately investigate allegations of mistreatment in Istanbul’s Silivri Prison, the Stockholm...

Turkey’s long-standing freedom of religion or belief issues remain unresolved: report

Despite Turkey’s human rights obligations as a party to core human rights treaties, the long-standing obstacles to the enjoyment of the right to freedom...

Findings of Interior Ministry’s investigation into killing of Kurdish lawyer surface: report

The findings of an investigation conducted by inspectors from Turkey's Interior Ministry into the killing of former Diyarbakır Bar Association chairman and human rights...

40 mg dose of unspecified substance killed Khashoggi, Saudi letter to Turkey claims: report

A letter sent by Saudi authorities to their Turkish counterparts before the halt of the trial in absentia of 26 suspects linked to the...

Widow of slain German missionary appeals to authorities as wait for Turkish citizenship enters 11th year

Susanna Geske, the widow of German national Tillman Geske, one of three missionaries who were murdered at a publishing house in Malatya province in...

Turkey’s weak controls for illicit finance make it a transit country for drugs: report

Turkey's inadequate controls for addressing illicit finance make it a significant transit country for illegal drug trafficking, according to a March report by the...

Gunmen target opposition party building in eastern Turkey

Unidentified gunmen on Friday evening fired shots at a district office of the opposition Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) in the eastern province of...

Ankara bar management refuses to publish 3 more torture reports

The Ankara Bar Association, which attracted criticism for refusing to publish a report by the bar’s human rights committee on allegations of torture made...

Court rules for continuation of Osman Kavala’s detention

An İstanbul court has ruled for a continuation of the detention of prominent businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala, who has been kept in jail...

Turkish youth more likely to trust international organizations: survey

Turks between the ages of 18 and 24 are more likely to find international organizations such as the European Union, the European Court of...

US State Department cites widespread rights abuses in annual human rights report on Turkey

The US Department of State on Tuesday released its annual human rights report on Turkey in which it listed widespread rights violations in 2021. “Under...

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