One year after earthquakes: How Turkey’s muzzled media missed the mark on journalism
On the anniversary of the February 6 earthquakes that devastated parts of Turkey, the media landscape is under scrutiny for its role and response...
Turkish courts begin ordering compensation for reinstated purge victims following top court order
Courts in Turkey have begun to order the state to pay damages to purge victims who were reinstated to their positions after they were...
Former academic takes own life, adding to list of former public servants to die...
A former academic who had been fired by government decree after a failed coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016 died by suicide...
Azerbaijani activist Bayram Memmedov found dead in İstanbul
Azerbaijani activist Bayram Memmedov was found dead in İstanbul yesterday after disappearing for three days, Turkish media reported.
Friends of Memmedov had reported him missing...
822 children under the age of 6 live in Turkey’s overcrowded prisons: report
A recent report by the Civil Society in the Penal System (CISST) has revealed a growing number of children living behind bars with their...
Fresh indictment seeks up to 7 years in prison for İstanbul mayor
Turkish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of up to seven years for İstanbul’s powerful mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, due to his recent criticism of...
Mob attacks workers at Istanbul warehouse thinking they were refugees
A mob on Sunday entered a warehouse in Istanbul's Ataşehir district thinking there were refugees inside and stabbed a young man who they thought...
Turkey detains 543 people in massive operation targeting Gülen followers
Turkish police have detained 543 people out of 704 named in detention warrants as part of an investigation into the financial activities of followers...
1 in 3 police officers in Turkey considers suicide, study finds
Three out of every 10 police officers in Turkey have considered suicide, according to a recent study conducted by the Police Union.
The study, involving...
Municipality denies tax break to purged public servant
A municipality in Samsun province refused to give a dismissed civil servant a property tax reduction available to all eligible citizens, citing instructions from...
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Turkey’s Post-Coup Crackdown, 10 Years On: A Decade’s Legacy
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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...
UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights Violations...
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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...
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...