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Thousands of non-political prisoners begin leaving prison under new judicial reform
A new judicial package has entered into force following parliamentary approval, initiating the release of thousands of prisoners while excluding those convicted of "terrorism" and some other crimes.
25 December 2025
Nalin Öztekin
reports
‘There is no state inside prison, I saw people setting each other on fire’
Burak, who spent his childhood in state care dormitories and a closed prison, shared what it means to be "pushed into crime" through his own story. He answered our questions about what children and young people experience behind the walls of closed prisons.
23 December 2025
Nalin Öztekin
Refugee teenage worker killed in industrial incident in Karaman
Zahra Hosseini was operating a plastic injection machine when her headscarf was reportedly caught in the equipment. She has become the 91st child worker to be killed this year.
23 December 2025
Jewish cultural tour verbally harassed in İstanbul
Police has taken all security measures and the event continued as planned after the incident, organizers said.
22 December 2025
Kurdish band Koma Amed’s concert in İstanbul canceled hours before showtime
The district governor said it had deemed the applicat,on for the concert "not appropriate," without providing further explanation.
22 December 2025
Police kill mother shepherd dog during raid in Ağrı village
The shepherd dog had five cubs. Officers reportedly "apologized for inconvenience" after searching Bayram Sarı's home and barn.
19 December 2025
Couriers push for worker status in lawsuit against delivery platform
Couriers in Turkey operate under a gig model, bearing all work-related expenses. They are seeking formal worker rights.
18 December 2025
Release of seriously ill prisoner Mehmet Sait Yıldırım postponed for third time
Yıldırım's release was blocked twice before due to reasons including "lack of remorse."
16 December 2025
Nalin Öztekin
reports
Parliament intern recounts abuse: 'You will tell no one'
The child subjected to abuse by a staff member while interning in the parliament said that she was threatened and intimidated into not sharing the issue with her family.
11 December 2025
Nalin Öztekin
Investigation launched into alleged abuse of student interns at Turkey's parliament
One staff member has been suspended from duty as a family accuses parliament staff of "systematic abuse."
10 December 2025
Hikmet Adal
reports
Folk singer Pınar Aydınlar sentenced to over 6 years in prison on 'terrorism' charges
"As an artist who has sung the songs of oppressed peoples for years, I have faced an unacceptable result. We do not accept it, and we will appeal," Aydınlar said after her trial.
9 December 2025
Hikmet Adal
Nalin Öztekin
reports
Turkey's vocational education system draws scrutiny amid child worker deaths
Nearly one in every ten individuals in the 15–17 age group in Turkey is enrolled in a Vocational Education Center, where they work for four days a week and attend school one day.
8 December 2025
Nalin Öztekin
Work-related deaths in Turkey hit record high in November, 13 child workers killed
Seventy-one of the workers killed were in the construction sector, which marks the highest monthly toll ever recorded by İSİG.
5 December 2025
Sixteen students arrested in İstanbul for protesting rising child worker deaths
Turkey's vocational education program has been under criticism from rights advocated over legitmizing child labor as child worker deaths in the country increases.
4 December 2025
Ukrainian children displaced by war allegedly abused in Turkey
The children were under the care of a Ukrainian charity. Despite the findings, prosecutors in both Turkey and Ukraine reportedly closed investigations without issuing any indictments.
2 December 2025
Ayşegül Başar
reports
Release of Mehmet Sait Yıldırım blocked for second time after 30 years in prison
"Even if I die here, I will leave with my honor intact. I won’t leave in any other way. Everyone should know that the will of a revolutionary who has dedicated his entire life to the freedom of his people cannot be broken," says Yıldırım.
1 December 2025
Ayşegül Başar
Nalin Öztekin
reports
Over 800,000 children in Turkey are out of education, report finds
Among children aged 15–17, 24.9%, or one in four, are participating in the labor force.
27 November 2025
Nalin Öztekin
Nalin Öztekin
reports
Nearly 30,000 lawyers appointed in child abuse cases in İstanbul over five years, report reveals
The İstanbul Bar Association Child Rights Center has released a report detailing how children are involved in the justice system and the areas in which they are represented by lawyers.
20 November 2025
Nalin Öztekin
Child worker dies after physical violence by colleagues in southeastern Turkey
One suspect has been formally arrested as an investigatio into the incident is ongoing.
20 November 2025
Turkey saw over 6,000 deaths linked to rights violations in 2024, report says
At least 2,651 people were subjected to ill-treatment during detentions at 191 peaceful protests, including 27 children and 46 journalists, according to the Human Rights Association.
14 November 2025
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Courts refuse to release Gezi Park convict Tayfun Kahraman despite top court ruling
Two courts rejected Kahraman's applications within a week.
13 November 2025
Ayşegül Başar
reports
Azerbaijani student activist deported from Turkey alleges mistreatment, coercion
Nana Babazade, who was detained during a university protest in August, was deported to her home country after allegedly facing mistreatment. Her lawyer described the 48‑day deportation process as "suspiciously fast," noting that such procedures normally take much longer.
13 November 2025
Ayşegül Başar
Minister’s statement on Turkey’s ECtHR compliance rate ‘misleading,’ says MP
MP Yeneroğlu challenges the statement that Turkey complies with 91% of European court rulings, citing lower implementation rates for landmark judgments and lack of legal reforms in key human rights cases.
10 November 2025
Swatch workers in Turkey begin strike over wages
The action affecting 150 workers at 16 stores follows a breakdown in collective bargaining negotiations.
10 November 2025
Nural Sümbültepe
Interview
Silence and the empire’s narratives: Omar El Akkad on his new book
In his latest book "One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This," El Akkad confronts the silences that enable injustice, urging readers to reckon with complicity, narrative power, and the moral cost of looking away.
7 November 2025
Nural Sümbültepe
Juvenile defendant sentenced to 23 years in prison over killing of Syrian refugee teen in Antalya
Plaintiffs criticized the ruling, arguing that the court failed to consider the broader context of anti-Syrian hate crimes at the time.
7 November 2025
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Turkey may finally release Kurdish leader Demirtaş after nine years in prison
The European court, whose previous rulings on the case had not been implemented by Ankara, has once again ordered Demirtaş's release. This time, however, President Erdoğan said, "We'll comply with whatever the judiciary says."
5 November 2025
Kurdish politician Semra Güzel released after three years in prison
Taking into account her lengthy pretrial detention, the court ordered Güzel's release under judicial control.
3 November 2025
Kurdish musician Hakan Akay taken into custody upon arrival in Turkey
Akay is facing in investigation for allegedly "making propaganda for a terrorist organization."
3 November 2025
Court acquits 109 over March protests in İstanbul
All but one of the individuals detained during the protests at Saraçhane Square, the center of the protests sparked by İmamoğlu’s arrest, have been acquitted.
31 October 2025
Ayşegül Başar
reports
Two prisoners on hunger strike against ‘well-type’ prisons reportedly near death
Fifteen prisoners have been conducting an hunger strike against what they describe as extreme isolation in Turkey's new "high-security" prisons.
29 October 2025
Ayşegül Başar
Actress Eda Saraç arrested over remarks during Erdoğan traffic barricade incident
Saraç argued with police officers after being obstructed by traffic restrictions imposed for Erdoğan’s visit to İstanbul while she was on her way to perform.
28 October 2025
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