Video Series: ShrinkingSpace # 1 – Pride March
29/06/2020The first of the video series #ShrinkingSpace presents the course of Pride Marches in Turkey from 2013 until now. Seeing …read more >
Targeting and Investigating Organizations That Criticize Hate Speech Against LGBTI+ Must Come to an End
30/04/2020In days when Turkey and the world is struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic, we are experiencing extraordinary times with thousands …read more >
On the 900th day of Osman Kavala’s Detention, We Repeat: Free All the Rights Defenders Now
18/04/2020On 14 April 2020, the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Turkey stated that there are overall 17 confirmed …read more >
Call to Release Pre-Trial Detainees in Turkey
17/04/2020This statement calls for reduction of pre-trial detention in Turkey and for the use of alternatives to detention, in order …read more >
“Memorialize Turkey” website updated!
09/03/2020Being a compilaton of memorialization projects in Turkey, Memorialize Turkey aims to start a dialogue around different forms, scopes and …read more >
Press Statement: Osman Kavala Must Be Released Immediately
28/02/2020Osman Kavala, who spent 840 days behind bars based on groundless accusations and unlawful practices, was released following his acquittal …read more >
Murat Çelikkan: Another Turkish Journalist in Prison for ‘Unspecified Reasons’
03/02/2020This article by Kaya Genç was published in Literary Hub on January 31, 2020. Kırklareli is an unassuming city. It …read more >
Universal Periodic Review Submission – Turkey 2019
30/01/2020Download the UPR submission. Introduction The following submission has been prepared by Front Line Defenders, ISHR, Truth Justice Memory Center, …read more >
Declaration by the Solidarity Network of Human Rights Defenders – Turkey
17/12/2019The Republic of Turkey, being party to international conventions, is obliged to protect fundamental rights and freedoms through its legislative, …read more >
In Turkey Repressions Targeting Human Rights Defenders Continue
04/11/2019As human rights organizations, we are concerned over the consequences of the Operation Peace Spring launched on October 9, 2019, …read more >
