‘Defect or be jailed’: opposition mayors face new threat in Turkey
An image of jailed Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu (C) and other detained municipal employees are displayed during Turkey’s opposition…
PACE monitors express serious concern about the future of democracy in Turkey
Mounting political pressure and judicial harassment aimed at weakening Turkey’s main opposition threaten the country’s democratic future, the…
103 journalists tried, 10 arrested in Turkey in second quarter of 2025
Turkish authorities arrested 10 journalists and launched new prosecutions against dozens more in the second quarter of 2025,…
Turkey to auction off popular döner chain seized over Gülen links
Turkey’s state-run Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) has announced the sale of Maydonoz Döner, one of the country’s…
Turkish police briefly detain 11 over Gaza protests in Ankara, İstanbul
Turkish police detained 11 people in two separate incidents over the weekend during pro-Palestine demonstrations in the capital…
Turkish judge again stands alone as Europe’s top human rights court condemns systemic abuses in Turkey convictions
Turkish judge Saadet Yüksel cast the sole dissenting vote as the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on…
ECtHR faults Turkey for terrorism convictions of 239 applicants in follow-up to 2023 judgment
This photo shows an interior view of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg on January…
Turkey saw record high in suicides in 2024 amid ongoing economic turmoil
Suicides in Turkey reached a record high in 2024, according to new data from the Turkish Statistical Institute…
European rights court faults Turkey for withholding inmate’s letter to fiancée
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Turkish prison authorities violated the rights of Emrah Uygun,…
Top court rules Turkey violated rights of Gülen-linked teacher abducted from Kazakhstan
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that authorities violated their obligation to investigate credible allegations of torture made by…
Turkey detains 10 more people over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities have detained 10 more people in the ongoing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run…
Turkey’s top court again rules against prison surveillance practices
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the recording of prison visits and the uploading of inmate letters to…