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February 20, 2020 News Release

Turkey: Prominent Civic Leader Rearrested After Acquittal

Osman Kavala’s Detention Shows Political Use of Courts

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February 7, 2020 Report

Turkey: Kurdish Mayors’ Removal Violates Voters’ Rights

End Politically Motivated Arrests and Trials

Dismissed Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) mayors Adnan Selçuk Mızraklı, Ahmet Türk, and Bedia Özgökce Ertan speak at a press conference in Istanbul.
January 27, 2020 News Release

Turkey: UN Review Should Address Sharp Decline on Rights

Checks and Balances Illusive; Critics Under Attack

Supporters and relatives of human rights defender Osman Kavala and 15 others on trial for allegedly organizing the 2013 Gezi Park protests queue outside the Silivri Prison court house, Istanbul, June 24, 2019. Thousands are arbitrarily detained on terrori
January 14, 2020 News Release

Turkey: Release Jailed Critics, Respect Election Results

Erdogan Presidency Silences Dissent, Removes Elected Officials

Supporters and relatives of human rights defender Osman Kavala and 15 others on trial for allegedly organizing the 2013 Gezi Park protests queue outside the Silivri Prison court house, Istanbul, June 24, 2019. Thousands are arbitrarily detained on terrori
December 10, 2019 News Release

Turkey: Free Osman Kavala

European Court Calls for Civic Leader’s Immediate Release

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November 7, 2019 Commentary

"Repatriation" of Syrians in Turkey Needs EU Action

Turkish authorities have used the Cilvegözü border crossing, pictured here on March 3, 2015, to deport Syrian refugees. © 2015 Getty Images
October 24, 2019 Report

Turkey: Syrians Being Deported to Danger

Authorities Use Violence, Threats, Detention to Coerce Returns

Turkish authorities have used the Cilvegözü border crossing, pictured here on March 3, 2015, to deport Syrian refugees. © 2015 Getty Images
October 16, 2019 Letter

Unofficial Translation of Turkish Provincial Governor Press Statement

October 11, 2019 Dispatches

Turkey’s ‘Safe Zone’ Would Be Anything But

Plan Increases Risks for Returned Refugees

A Turkish soldier stands at the border with Syria in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019.
October 11, 2019 Report

Turkey/Syria: Civilians at Risk in Syria Operation

Key Concerns Include Unlawful Attacks, Treatment of Displaced People, Arbitrary Arrests

In this photo taken from the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, smoke billows from targets inside Syria during bombardment by Turkish forces Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019.
September 23, 2019 News Release

UN: World Leaders Should Speak Out for Rights

Counter Rights-Abusing Quartet of Bolsonaro, Trump, al-Sisi, Erdogan

A view of the United Nations General Assembly, at UN headquarters, October 1, 2018.
August 20, 2019 News Release

Turkey: 3 Kurdish Mayors Removed from Office

Violates Voters’ Rights; Suspends Local Democracy in Major Southeast Cities

The elected mayors from the main southeastern municipalities removed by Turkey’s interior ministry on August 19, 2019; from left to right: Mardin mayor Ahmet Türk; Diyarbakır mayor Adnan Selçuk Mızraklı; Van mayor Bedia Özgökçe Ertan.
August 6, 2019 News Release

Turkey: Concerns for Disappeared Men Now in Police Custody

Four Confirmed in Custody; Two Remain Missing

Wives of six men who went missing in February 2019 join the weekly Saturday Mothers vigil in Istanbul for families of disappeared people in Turkey, July 2019.
July 26, 2019 News Release

Turkey Forcibly Returning Syrians to Danger

Authorities Detain, Coerce Syrians to Sign “Voluntary Return” Forms

A wall along the border between Turkey and Syria is seen in Kilis province, Turkey.
June 27, 2019 Dispatches

Turkey Should Seek Follow-Up Inquiry on Khashoggi Killing

UN Secretary-General has Authority to Identify Perpetrators

Candles lit by activists protesting the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi are placed outside Saudi Arabia's Consulate in Istanbul. © 2018 Lefteris Pitarakis/AP Photo

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