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Turkey must release human rights activists, still in jail after 100 daysPress release 12 Oct 2017
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Turkey: Release of seven journalists 'a step forward' as colleagues continue to languish in jailPress release 29 Jul 2017
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UK/Turkey: Boris Johnson calls for release of jailed activists, including Amnesty staffAmnesty welcomes call from UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson for the release of detained Turkish human rights activists - including Amnesty Turkey's Director İdil Eser, and Chair, Taner Kiliç.
Press release 28 Jul 2017 -
Turkish foreign minister's allegations threaten country's human rights movementPress release 25 Jul 2017
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EU: Mogherini urged to raise issue of jailed activists with Turkish ministerPress release 25 Jul 2017
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Turkey: re-arrest of four human rights defenders a "cruel and retrograde step"Press release 22 Jul 2017
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Alan Duncan's remarks on Turkey arrests welcome, now UK must join call for releasePress release 19 Jul 2017
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Morocco/Western Sahara: torture allegations cast shadow over Sahrawi protest camp casePress release 17 Jul 2017
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Urgent Action: Defenders and their trainers must be released in Turkey
Eight human rights defenders, including Amnesty International’s Turkey Director İdil Eser, and two international trainers, were detained by police on 5 July as they were participating in a workshop in Istanbul.
Urgent action outcomes 12 Jul 2017 -
UK: Theresa May must call for release of Amnesty Turkey director from detentionIdil Eser, Director of Amnesty International Turkey, has been detained along with 10 others in Istanbul. They must be released.
Press release 06 Jul 2017 -
Turkey: investigation of Amnesty director for supposed terrorism labelled 'absurd'Press release 06 Jul 2017
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Urgent Action: Hundreds at imminent risk of forced eviction in Turkey
Hundreds of residents in neighbourhoods of the Sur district in Diyarbakır province, south eastern Turkey, are at imminent risk of forced eviction. For over a month now, their water and electricity supplies have been cut off, in an apparent attempt to…
Urgent action outcomes 03 Jul 2017 -
Urgent Action: Release Amnesty International Chair Taner Kılıç detained in TurkeyChair of Amnesty International Turkey Taner Kılıç was detained on 6 June, wrongly accused of membership of the “Fethullahist Terrorist Organization”. On 9 June he has been remanded in pre-trial detention. The charges against him must be dropped and he…
Urgent action outcomes 13 Jun 2017 -
Chair of Amnesty Turkey detained in post-coup purgePress release 06 Jun 2017
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Urgent Action: Turkish man detained and at risk of extradition in Thailand
Myanmar-based Turkish education professional, M. Furkan Sökmen was detained in Yangon International Airport on 24 May and last known to be in the transit area of a Bangkok airport. Amnesty International fears he is at risk of extradition to Turkey where…
Urgent action outcomes 06 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action: Fear for hunger strikers' well being in Turkey
Academic Nuriye Gülmen and primary school teacher Semih Özakça, were remanded in Sincan prison, in Ankara, on 23 May. They are continuing a prolonged hunger strike to protest against the dismissal from their jobs.
Urgent action outcomes 05 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Endure safety of three extradited men in Turkey
Three Turkish men who had been arbitrarily arrested and detained in Malaysia between 2 and 4 May under anti-terrorism legislation were extradited to Turkey on 11 May.
Urgent action outcomes 17 May 2017 -
Urgent Action: Three Turkish men arrested and at risk of torture in Malaysia
According to the Malaysian police, three Turkish nationals have been arrested and detained in Malaysia under anti-terrorism legislation. There are concerns about their safety if they are extradited to Turkey.
Urgent action outcomes 08 May 2017
