Turkish Minute

Turkey is moving toward full authoritarian rule as the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan intensifies its crackdown on political opposition, independent media, civil society and perceived critics at home and abroad, US lawmakers and expert witnesses warned at a congressional 

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has communicated to the Turkish government questions regarding applications alleging rights violations in the dismissal of a group of employees during the state of emergency declared after a coup attempt i...

A coalition of Turkish and European rights groups has warned that impunity for human rights violations remains deeply entrenched in Turkey, while civil society organizations face growing obstacles in their efforts to seek accountability.

The findings were published on May 20 in a 

US President Donald Trump will attend next month’s NATO leaders summit in Turkey, where he will press allies for major changes to the alliance and higher defense spending, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday.

Rubio made the remarks while testifying before the Ho...

Adem Yavuz Arslan*

Human rights hearings on Capitol Hill do not directly shape US foreign policy. Yet anyone familiar with Washington knows they often help build the intellectual and political framework for future diplomatic positions, congressional initiatives and policy debates. That is why the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission’s June 3 hearing, tit...