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ECtHR Grand Chamber begins examining conviction of teacher in Turkey due to GĆ¼len links

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Wednesday convened to examine the case of a former teacher in Turkey...

Retired general serving life sentence for role in 1997 postmodern coup dies in prison

Vural Avar, one of a group of retired generals who were imprisoned last year due to their role in a military intervention in Turkey...

More than 5,000 people mistreated or tortured in Turkey in 2021: report

Ā Cases of human rights violations in Turkey last year included 5,488 incidents of torture or mistreatment, with 1,414 of them taking place in prisons,...

Germanyā€™s new law to make human rights a key element in exports from Turkey

A German law holding companies accountable for human rights and environmental violations in their supply chains that will enter into force on Jan. 1,...

Ailing 80-year-old inmate released from prison after 4 months

Makbule Ɩzer, an ailing 80-year-old inmate in a high-security prison in Turkeyā€™s eastern Van province, was released from prison on Wednesday,Ā  the Stockholm Center...

Italy’s Draghi raises human rights during visit to Erdoğan

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Tuesday he raised the importance of human rights during a meeting in Ankara with Turkish President Recep...

Exhibit showcasing Turkey’s rights violation victims draws great interest in US

An exhibition showcasing photographs and belongings of victims of human rights violations in Turkey held in New Jersey with the aim of giving viewers...

Prominent Turkish human rights activist acquitted of terrorism charges

A Turkish court has acquitted ƖztĆ¼rk TĆ¼rkdoğan, co-chair of Turkeyā€™s oldest human rights group, the Human Rights Association (Ä°HD), of charges of membership in...

Turkish university sparks outrage for quoting Hitler on official human rights website

The Manisa Celal Bayar University in western Turkey sparked outrage among human rights activists and social media users for quoting Adolf Hitler on its...

Opposition lawmaker prevented from leaving Turkey due to travel ban

Ɩmer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoplesā€™ Democratic Party (HDP) and a prominent defender of human rights, has been prevented from leaving...

Watchdogs call on Turkish authorities to drop all charges against Human Rights Association co-chair

Human rights watchdogs on Monday called on Turkish authorities to ensure that all charges against ƖztĆ¼rk TĆ¼rkdoğan, co-chair of Turkeyā€™s oldest human rights group,...

Parliamentā€™s Human Rights Committee failing to do its job, says opposition MP

Human rights defender and deputy from the Peoplesā€™ Democratic Party (HDP) Ɩmer Faruk Gergerlioğlu has asked in a parliamentary question why the Turkish Parliamentā€™s...

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