Appointment of Trustees to Companies
Download PDF This report examines the large-scale appointment of government trustees to thousands of companies in Turkey, primarily targeting those allegedly linked to the Gülen movement. It explores how, since 2014, this practice—initially introduced under Article 133 of the Criminal Procedure Code—has evolved into a systematic mechanism of state-led confiscation under the Erdoğan government, resulting […]
Terror convictions must yield to human rights: Legal Expert opinions on Yalçınkaya Judgment
Dr Sanna Elfving (right) Dr Sanna Elfving is a Senior Lecturer at Lincoln Law School, University of Lincoln, the United Kingdom. Her research focuses on European Union law and the European Convention of Human Rights. She has published a co-authored research monograph Gender and the Court of Justice of the European Union (Routledge 2018). She […]
Exploring Systemic Human Rights Violations in Turkey: An Interview with Professor Dr. Ireneusz C. Kamiński on the Yalçınkaya Judgment
Professor Dr. Ireneusz C. Kamiński Professor Dr. Ireneusz C. Kamiński is a distinguished law professor at the Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute for Law Studies in Warsaw, and also lectures at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, the oldest university in Poland. He specializes in public international law, with a particular focus on human rights law, and […]
Türkiye’s Human Rights Record Under Scrutiny as UN Committee Against Torture Reviews Fifth Periodic Report
Solidarity with OTHERS has submitted two reports to the UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) as part of Türkiye’s fifth periodic review. The first report documents systematic torture, enforced disappearances, humiliating strip searches, and arbitrary detentions targeting members of the Gülen movement and the Kurdish minority, pointing to the authorities’ persistent failure to investigate or prosecute […]
Open Letter to the Newly Elected President of the Court of Cassation of Turkey
An Open Letter to Mr. Ömer Kerkez, the newly elected President of the Court of Cassation of Turkey, has been communicated by International Human Rights Organizations and Legal Professionals. 📌The letter extends congratulations to Mr. Kerkez on his new position as president and highlights the critical importance of judicial independence and impartiality. It addresses concerns […]
Justice Labyrinth: Human Rights in Turkey in 2023
Download Report PDF The report Justice Labyrinth: Human Rights in Turkey in 2023 examines the continued deterioration of human rights, rule of law, and democratic freedoms in Turkey during 2023, highlighting widespread arbitrary detentions, restrictions on freedom of expression and assembly, and the targeting of journalists, human rights defenders, and minority groups. It documents systemic […]
Disabled Prisoners in Detention Centers, Critically Ill Prisoners in Turkish Prisons – Emin Güler
Profile VICTIM : Emin GülerINCIDENT : A 94% disabled inmate was denied release after his officially recognized disability rate was reduced.LOCATION : Elazığ, TurkeySITUATION : Sentenced to 11 years and 10 months in prison on charges of “membership in an organization.” Case Summary The release of Emin Güler, a 94% physically disabled inmate held in […]
Between Change and Continuity: Rethinking the Refugee Situation in Türkiye post-Elections
Introduction: Turkish Elections and Refugee Flow Türkiye had a crucial presidential election on May 2023.[1] In the first election round on May 14, no candidate could reach more than 50 % of the vote.[2] Then the second round of the election took place between the two candidates with the most votes, who are Recep Tayyip […]
UN WGAD Declares Detention of Turkish Journalist Ali Ünal Arbitrary
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) has ruled that the detention of Turkish journalist and author Ali Ünal is arbitrary and violates international human rights law. In an official opinion adopted during its 96th session, the Working Group found that Ünal’s deprivation of liberty falls under four separate categories of arbitrary detention, […]
Rack Bottom Normalized: Human Rights in Turkey in 2022
Download Report PDF The report documents the continued deterioration of fundamental rights and freedoms in Turkey, highlighting widespread and systematic violations including arbitrary detentions, restrictions on freedom of expression, suppression of civil society, and a lack of judicial independence. Drawing on verified open-source information compiled through the Turkey Rights Monitor newsletter, the report records thousands […]