Turkish court sentences German-Kurdish singer Cane to 6 years in prison
German-Kurdish singer Saide İnaç, who goes by the name Hozan Cane, has been found guilty of membership in the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)...
Newly launched book tells stories of purge victims after Turkey’s July 15 coup
A recently published book tells the stories of people who, following a military coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016, were victims of...
Turkish Embassy in Bulgaria spied on critics, journalists:report
The Turkish Embassy in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia has engaged in a large-scale spying campaign on educators, journalists and critics of Turkish President...
Opposition İYİ Party asks Turkish parliament to declare China’s treatment of Uyghurs ‘genocide’
Turkey’s right-wing opposition İYİ (Good) Party has asked the Turkish parliament to declare the Chinese treatment of its Uyghur Muslim minority "genocide" in accordance...
Turkey criticizes Biden’s recognition of atrocities against Armenians as genocide
Turkey on Saturday accused the United States of trying to rewrite history, resoundingly rejecting US President Joe Biden’s decision to formally recognize the Armenian...
In Kenya, mystery and silence over Gülen abduction
How did a foreign citizen disappear from Kenya’s police headquarters and end up under arrest in Turkey, despite a court order banning his extradition?
A...
Journalists, politicians protest in Berlin after attack on exiled Turkish journalist
Dozens of journalists and politicians protested in Berlin on Friday against a recent attack on Erk Acarer, a Turkish journalist critical of President Recep...
Turkey’s Abuse of INTERPOL: How Erdoğan Weaponized the International Criminal Police Organization for Transnational...
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This report focuses on how the Turkish government, under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has abused INTERPOL in a number of ways.
The Erdoğan government has...
Turkey’s Transnational Repression: Abduction, Rendition and Forcible Return of Erdoğan Critics
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This report focuses on how the Turkish government under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has used extrajudicial and illegal methods for the forcible transfer...
Germany seizes accounts of spyware firm accused of selling products to authoritarian countries including...
German authorities have seized the accounts of spyware company FinFischer amid an investigation into whether it broke export laws by selling its products to...
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