Turkey

Fact Sheet Find basic data on Turkey, it's people and government and a link to the international human rights instruments ratified by Turkey.

Human Rights Issues Learn about the main human rights issues at stake in Turkey and find useful links to know more.

Civil Society Initiatives Learn about the different initiatives on Turkey taken by Civil Society.

News on Turkey

• Turkey: Rising Police Violence Goes Unpunished
• Increase in using the Authority of Gun in a manner that is opposite to Human Rights and Aggressive Provocation
• The EMHRN and the IHD urge the Turkish authorities to allow Jon Rud access to Turkey
• After the IHD General Assembly: List of the new Board Members
• Those, who are “Responsible” for wrong issues, should not Punish Children to clean themselves!
• Turkey: One dead and scores injured as police breakup demonstrations
• Turkey: Conspiracy Trial Should Probe Military’s Role
• Turkey expels refugees for second time
• Turkey: Death following police detention
• Democratic Society Party (DTP) closure case
• 28 years after the military coup
• Turkey: Compulsory religious course
• Firing at People in Hedik Village, Diyarbakir
• police force broke arm of Mr. Hüseyin Beyaz, IHD Adana Branch Administrator
• Massacre in Gungoren district of Istanbul
• The LDH supports Nedim Gürsel
• 22nd Anniversary of the Human Rights Association (IHD) in Turkey
• We Condemn the Attack and Commiserate with Those who Lost Their Relatives
• Those who are real responsible for Siva massacre should be found out
• The Association Lambda Istanbul Shut Down, Stop the Persecution Against Minorities’ Rights
• Freedom of expression must be respected - Release Ethem Açıkalın
• Turkey: Judiciary harassment against Osman Baydemir
• EMHRN appeals to the EU to open the door to Turkey
• Turkey: Trial against the NGO "GIYAV"
• Offices of the Turkish Human Rights Association raided
• F-Type Prison Crisis in Turkey
• Ban on 'Virtue' Party in Turkey
• F-type prison crisis in Turkey
• Human Rights Association in Turkey threatened
• Turkish Raids on Prisons Violate Human Rights
• Open Letter to Turkish Authorities concerning Akin Birdal
• Court Action against Human Rights Defender in Turkey

Publications

• Integration of Women's Rights into the Euromed Partnership (2003)
• F-Type Prison Crisis in Turkey (2001)
• Peace is not difficult: Trial Observation in Turkey (2000)

EMHRN Members

• Human Rights Association
• Turkey: Rising Police Violence Goes Unpunished
• Increase in using the Authority of Gun in a manner that is opposite to Human Rights and Aggressive Provocation
• After the IHD General Assembly: List of the new Board Members
• Turkey: One dead and scores injured as police breakup demonstrations
• Those, who are “Responsible” for wrong issues, should not Punish Children to clean themselves!
• Turkey: Conspiracy Trial Should Probe Military’s Role
• Turkey expels refugees for second time
• Turkey: Death following police detention
• Democratic Society Party (DTP) closure case
• 28 years after the military coup
• Turkey: Compulsory religious course
• Firing at People in Hedik Village, Diyarbakir
• police force broke arm of Mr. Hüseyin Beyaz, IHD Adana Branch Administrator
• Massacre in Gungoren district of Istanbul
• The LDH supports Nedim Gürsel
• 22nd Anniversary of the Human Rights Association (IHD) in Turkey
• We Condemn the Attack and Commiserate with Those who Lost Their Relatives
• Those who are real responsible for Siva massacre should be found out
• “We Need a Law for Liberation” Gender, Sexuality, and Human Rights in a Changing Turkey
• Turkey: Human rights violation balance sheet 2007 and comparative balance sheet 1999-2007
• Turkey: Judiciary harassment against Osman Baydemir