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Justice, Memory, and Resistance: EuroMed Rights Stands with Saturday Mothers After 30 Years.
Yesterday marked 30 years since the Saturday Mothers (Cumartesi Anneleri), first gathered at Galatasaray Square in Istanbul, demanding truth and justice for loved ones forcibly disappeared by the Turkish state.

Istanbul Declaration: Civil Society against shrinking freedoms in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean
We, the participants in the Regional Civil Society Seminar held in Istanbul, Turkey on 2–3 February 2025, in light of wars and the tightening restrictions on public freedoms in our

Open letter to President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa regarding the assault on the right to political participation, the rule of law and human rights in Türkiye
Ms Ursula von der Leyen President of the European Commission European Commission Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat 200 1049 Brussels Mr António Costa President of the European Council European

Türkiye’s Human Rights Record Under Review at UN
6 May 2025 – Today, Türkiye’s human rights record will be reviewed by the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the fourth time, during

Turkey: End Brutal Crackdown on Peaceful Protest and Human Rights Defenders
In a joint statement, 13 international, regional and national civil society organisations, strongly condemn violations of the right to protest in Turkey, including police brutality, ill-treatment that may amount to

Türkiye: Repression of opposition Voices intensifies
In recent weeks, as part of its crackdown on social and political opposition, the Turkish government has intensified its systematic repression, increasing pressure on civil society organizations, political parties, human