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Top court finds rights violation over prison ban on yellow, red and green bracelet
A prisoner in Tekirdağ was prevented from gifting a bracelet he made to a visitor.
18 August 2026
Education Ministry audits Armenian schools over enrollment of non-Turkish citizens
Schools serving Turkey’s Armenian community have admitted students from Armenia as “guest students” for the past 14 years. The ministry is now reportedly considering ending this practice.
14 August 2026
Sudenaz Güleryüz
reports
Disabled people stripped of retirement rights trapped between poverty and forced labor
“I’m trying to keep my life going by working. Because if I don’t work today, I go hungry tomorrow."
13 August 2026
Sudenaz Güleryüz
Justice Ministry introduces AI ‘terror group predictor’ for judges, prosecutors
The system reportedly analyzes information contained in case files and automatically compares it with data registered in the ministry’s system.
9 August 2026
Parliament passes law increasing prison terms for minors
The new law introduces new sentencing regimes for children aged between 12-14 and 15-17 separately.
9 August 2026
Hikmet Adal
reports
Top court finds violation in university's refusal to reissue trans man's diploma
The university and lower courts had required the man to use a diploma bearing his deadname.
8 August 2026
Hikmet Adal
Ferhat Yaşar
reports
Activists step up legal battle against privatization of beaches in Turkish Riviera
“We feel and experience our shared living spaces shrinking by the day. Nearly all the coastal areas that we used freely for years, and whose status as public spaces was supposedly protected by the Constitution and the Coastal Law, have now been privatized," sasy a local activist.
3 August 2026
Ferhat Yaşar
İstanbul municipality adds Kurdish language support to hotline
The call center has been available in Turkish, English and Arabic.
31 July 2026
Court denies retrial to Kurdish prisoner whose age was changed to try him as an adult
The court rejected the application on procedural grounds. State hospitals previously issued contradicting reports on Emrah Bayram's bone age.
30 July 2026
Sacred Alevi shrine vandalized in Antep
Alevi groups called for an effective investigation into the incident.
29 July 2026
MP seeks release of seriously ill Kurdish prisoner Mehmet Sait Yıldırım after two delays
Yıldırım has been in prison for 33 years. His conditional release is scheduled for Aug 25 after the latest delay.
29 July 2026
Gezi prisoners Mater and Özerden transferred back to İstanbul after five days in İzmir
Mater’s lawyer noted after the initial transfer that the prisoners' families and lawyers were based in İstanbul and that the transfer would make visits more difficult.
27 July 2026
Ferhat Yaşar
reports
Why can’t prisoners take purchased belongings with them when transferred?
Being imprisoned doesn't strip people of their properpty rights, notes Melisa Gebeş from CİSST.
27 July 2026
Ferhat Yaşar
Prosecutors drop torture investigation involving two Iranian Kurdish migrants
Two migrants were detained after crossing into Hakkari. They alleged torture and ill-treatment during detention.
23 July 2026
Evrim Kepenek
reports
Gezi Park case prisoners Çiğdem Mater and Mine Özerden transferred to İzmir prison
Mater and Özerden have been held in İstanbul since their 2022 imprisonment. Their lawyers view the decision as a form of punishment as the two prisoners' families and lawyers reside in İstanbul.
20 July 2026
Evrim Kepenek
Suruç Justice Platform denounces impunity on anniversary of 2015 bombing
Today marks the 11th anniversary of the bombing that killed 34 socialist youths who had joined an event in the border town of Suruç to show solidarity with Syrian Kurds.
20 July 2026
Nalin Öztekin
reports
Turkey's new draft law introduces life sentence for minors
Preventive policies require much more comprehensive work than a single legislative amendment, warns lawyer Seda Akço.
14 July 2026
Nalin Öztekin
Armenian church cemetery vandalized in İstanbul
Six graves were damaged during the incident as law enforcement is working to identify and capture the suspect.
10 July 2026
Journalist Hazar Dost detained overnight, alleges mistreatment
Dost said he wasn't allowed to use toilets during his detention and was subjected to physical violence.
7 July 2026
Dozens detained in anti-NATO protest in Ankara
Several left-wing groups gathered to protest the summit, calling for an end to the global arms race which they describe as preparation for "a new war of redivison."
7 July 2026
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Constitutional Court finds violations in dragging of man's body by armored vehicle in Şırnak
The verdict comes nearly 11 years after the incident that took place during the 2015 urban conflict in Kurdish regions.
7 July 2026
Turkey detains dozens, including journalists, in new wave of raids ahead of NATO summit
Journalists, lawyers, academics, students and members of various socialist groups are targeted in a "terror" investigation following a similar crackdown last week.
5 July 2026
Evrim Kepenek
reports
75-year-old retired teacher among arrested in crackdown ahead of Ankara NATO summit
Ayten Yakut, a volunteer for an environmental group, was among the people arrested for posing a "terror" threat. She was released today following an appeal by her lawyer.
1 July 2026
Evrim Kepenek
Evrim Gündüz
reports
Disability-Focused Journalism Workshop ends: 'We must kill the ableist in our heads'
On the second and final day of the workshop, participants analyzed news stories involving human rights violations, discussed the principles of accessible journalism, and practiced rights-based reporting and interviewing techniques during sessions led by Mihriban Boyacı.
25 June 2026
Evrim Gündüz
Lawyers allege torture, sexual violence on Iranian prisoners in Hakkari
Two Iranian migrants were apprehended after crossing the border to work as shepherds in Turkey.
25 June 2026
Evrim Kepenek
reports
Rights groups demand safety for queer activist Nana Babazade
Nana, who was sent to Azerbaijan after nearly two months of detention, is living in hiding due to threats from her family and state surveillance, rights groups said.
25 June 2026
Evrim Kepenek
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Evrim Gündüz
reports
First day of Disability-Focused Journalism Workshop: 'We must question the language we construct'
The first day of the workshop organized by the IPS Communication Foundation/Atölye BİA has been completed. The workshop sessions were led by Sinem Aydınlı, Elif Nur Aybaş, Meral Sözen, and Umut Koşan.
24 June 2026
Evrim Gündüz
Evrim Gündüz
reports
'The history of disability is also the history of normality'
Elif Nur Aybaş and Meral Sözen took part in the first day of the Disability-Focused Journalism Workshop.
24 June 2026
Evrim Gündüz
Kurdish politician Ayşe Gökkan sentenced to over 19 years in prison
Gökkan was sentenced in a retrial despite the same "terrorism" charges overturned multiple times before.
19 June 2026
Evrim Kepenek
reports
Syrian migrants face barriers in accessing basic rights under repatriation pressure, report shows
A new study reveals how recent administrative policy shifts and financial hurdles leave vulnerable migrants in İstanbul facing structural isolation and increased insecurity.
16 June 2026
Evrim Kepenek
İstanbul municipal official alleges strip search during detention
Rights groups condemned the incident while İstanbul police denied any wrongdoing.
11 June 2026
Vecih Cuzdan
reports
Kurdish man tortured over border protest released after first hearing
The man was tortured for allegedly removing the Turkish flag on the Syrian border but has faced no such formal charges.
10 June 2026
Vecih Cuzdan
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