Child suicides surge in Turkey’s earthquake zones, psychologist warns
Children in earthquake-stricken regions of Turkey are experiencing a dramatic rise in suicide attempts, with some as young as 8 years old, according to...
Military vehicle kills 7-year-old boy in SE Turkey
A 7-year-old boy was hit and killed by a Turkish military vehicle in the predominantly Kurdish-populated Şırnak province in southeastern Turkey, Turkish Minute reported,...
Turkey detained over 8,000 people on Gülen links in past 11 months: minister
Turkish police have detained 8️,1️5️3 people across the country in the past 11 months over their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkish...
Man kept in solitary confinement over Gülen links suffers from facial paralysis
Akif Sarı, 46, who was arrested for alleged links to the Gülen movement and has been kept in solitary confinement since January 2020, is...
Turkish court awards purge victim compensation for emotional distress
A Turkish court has ordered the state to pay damages to an individual whose name has not been released summarily dismissed from their job...
3 Turkish newspapers targeted in defamation case for reporting on parliamentary question
Three Turkish dailies were targeted in a civil lawsuit for reporting on a parliamentary question about claims that a company partly owned by the...
695 child laborers have died in workplace accidents in Turkey in last 11 years:...
At least 695 minors died in workplace accidents in Turkey between 2013 and May of this year, according to a newly released report by...
US senators call on Biden to ‘forcefully condemn’ Erdoğan’s efforts to close down pro-Kurdish...
A bipartisan group of 10 US senators has in a letter urged President Joe Biden to “forcefully condemn” his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s escalating...
PEN Int’l calls on Turkey to drop charges against sociologist in exile
PEN International has said Turkish authorities should drop all charges against prominent sociologist and PEN Turkey member Pınar Selek over a deadly 1998 explosion...
Disabled man issued a ‘good health’ medical report, denied release from prison
Bilal Danış, a disabled man jailed for alleged links to the Gülen movement, was issued a medical report saying he was healthy and was...
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Weaponized Diplomacy: How Erdoğan Uses Turkish Missions for Transnational Repression
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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...