CHP deputy: COVID-19 statistics for prisons not announced for 48 days
The Ministry of Justice has not released COVID-19 statistics for prisons since June 17, despite numerous inquiries, Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Gamze Akkuş...
Turkey hails removal from int’l watchdog’s money laundering list
Turkey on Friday hailed its removal from the money laundering and terrorism financing watch list of global financial misconduct watchdog Financial Action Task Force...
Greek top court upholds extradition of former Erdoğan confidant to Turkey: report
Greece’s highest administrative court, the Council of State, on Tuesday ruled in favor of extraditing to Turkey businessman Ali Yeşildağ, a former confidant of...
People moving overseas from Turkey increased by 53 percent in 2023: TurkStat
More than 700,000 Turks and foreign nationals left Turkey last year, an increase of 53 percent compared to 2022, Turkish Minute reported on Friday,...
Twitter users call on Turkish authorities to postpone cancer patient’s prison sentence
Turkish Twitter users conducted a hashtag campaign on Friday calling on authorities to postpone the execution of the prison sentence of Ayşe Özdoğan, 34,...
Turkish prosecutor seeks prison sentences for journalists who covered alleged judicial corruption
A Turkish prosecutor has demanded prison sentences for journalists Faruk Eren and Furkan Karabay on charges of “targeting officials fighting terrorism” due to their...
Pictures of Alevi imams removed from cemevi during President Erdoğan’s visit
Pictures of Alevi imams were removed from an Alevi house of worship (cemevi) during a visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, sparking controversy,...
Ailing 84-year-old imprisoned after appeals court upholds politically motivated conviction
Nusret Muğla, 84, who suffers from multiple health problems, was arrested on Wednesday after the Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a previous conviction that...
Opposition İYİ Party appeals to Turkish state council over Erdoğan’s Istanbul Convention withdrawal
Turkey’s right-wing opposition İYİ (Good) Party has filed a submission with the Council of State requesting the cancellation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s executive...
Women’s Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
The increase in rights violations against women in Turkey continued in 2023, with a rising number of femicide cases, bans on events organized by...
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This report examines how the sweeping measures introduced in Turkey following the coup attempt of July 15, 2016 evolved over the next decade...
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The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge
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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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Sippenhaft, also known as...