House lawmakers urge Biden to counter Turkey’s transnational repression campaign
A bipartisan coalition of 142 lawmakers from the US House of Representatives sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Tuesday urging him to...
Murat Belge, a renowned Turkish academic, leaving Turkey as ‘scholar at risk’
Murat Belge, a renowned liberal Turkish scholar known for his activism in favour of a referendum change in 2010 is planning to leave Turkey...
Report: 10 pro-Erdoğan imams accused of spying fled Germany
Ten of 16 Turkish imams who were accused of spying for the Turkish government on Gülen movement followers in Germany are currently at large,...
EU’s Juncker says Turkey must release two Greek soldiers
Turkey must release two Greek soldiers detained in March on Turkish territory, EU Commission President Jean Claude Juncker said on Thursday during a visit...
Turkey detains Swedish citizen over alleged links to outlawed PKK
Turkish authorities have detained a Swedish citizen over suspected links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakır,...
Turkey tries to snatch Gülen supporters in Gabon
Turkey’s autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s long arm has reached to West African nation Gabon where four Turkish nationals who work at Hizmet-linked school...
EP member voices concern over missing educator
A member of the European Parliament on Monday voiced concern about the suspicious disappearance of an educator in Kyrgyzstan, urging Kyrgyz authorities to exert...
Freedom House: One year after the coup attempt, Turkey is more fragile than ever
The US-based independent freedom watchdog organization Freedom House said on Friday that Turkish society is more fragile than ever and has no clarity on...
COMMENTARY — Turkey’s troubles with the US are poisoning trade ties
By Abdullah Bozkurt
As expected, Turkey’s troubling disengagement from political and security cooperation with the United States due to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s anti-Western, Islamist...
Erdoğan: Turkish troops to enter Syria’s Afrin at any moment
Turkey's autocratic president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said on Friday that Turkish-backed troops had surrounded Afrin city center in northwestern Syria and were ready to enter...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey in 2025, a year marked by continued democratic...
Weaponized Diplomacy: How Erdoğan Uses Turkish Missions for Transnational Repression
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This report reveals how the Turkish government has transformed its embassies and consulates into instruments of repression over the past decade. Once seen...
The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge
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This report examines how children from families targeted in Turkey’s unprecedented post-coup purge have endured the devastating consequences of persecution, social exclusion and...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2024.
Throughout the year Turkey continued...
Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech in...
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This report examines the surge of hate speech following the death of Fethullah Gülen, a US-based cleric whose followers have been systematically persecuted...
Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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This report focuses on how the Turkish government, under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has used family punishment against his opponents.
Sippenhaft, also known as...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2023.
The May 2023 re-election of...
Hate speech and hate crimes against Syrian refugees in Turkey
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This report focuses on the inflammatory rhetoric and illegal acts motivated by prejudice faced by refugees who fled the civil war in Syria...