Turkish gov’t issues detention warrant for US academic Barkey
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued a detention warrant for academic Henri Barkey, director of the Middle East Program at the Washington-based...
Top Greek court grants asylum to 2 Turkish military officers accused of coup links
Two Turkish military officers who fled to Greece following a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016 were granted political refugee status on Wednesday after...
Turkish, Swedish delegations hold talks in Ankara about Turkey’s extradition requests
A delegation from the Swedish justice ministry met with a delegation from its counterpart in Turkey on Wednesday to discuss Turkey’s requests for the...
CPJ calls on Spain to release journalist arrested on Turkish warrant
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Spanish authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Hamza Yalçın, a writer for the leftist Turkish...
Human Rights Watch says new draft law will end rule of law in Turkey
A draft law being rushed through Turkey’s parliament would, if passed, preserve many of the abusive powers granted to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
Juncker: Erdoğan wants EU to halt membership talks with Turkey
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Tuesday said Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wants the EU to halt membership talks with his country.
Asking...
Turkish gov’t arrests brother-in-law of prominent graft prosecutor Zekeriya Öz
Turkish government has arrested Cemal Yavaş, the brother-in-law of the prominent corruption prosecutor Zekeriya Öz, who exposed Dec. 17/25, 2013 corruption and bribery scandal...
US senators urge Trump to demand Turkey’s Erdoğan respect human rights
A group of US senators led by John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Bob Menendez, a member of the Senate...
Erdoğan says Europe’s masquerade ball is over
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Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Sunday that Europe’s “masquerade ball’ is over as several European countries are now openly in field...
Radio Sweden exposes how Turkish gov’t tracking down regime critics in Sweden
Sweden's official radio station, Radio Sweden, has documented that Turkey's government is trying to identify and track down supporters of the opposition Gülen Movement...
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This report analyzes UN findings on Turkey’s post-2016 counterterrorism measures targeting people with alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement.
Drawing on opinions of...
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Weaponized Diplomacy: How Erdoğan Uses Turkish Missions for Transnational Repression
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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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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...