11 years after Turkey’s worst mining disaster, widow says families still waiting for justice
On the 11th anniversary of a 2014 mining disaster in Turkey’s Manisa province, a woman whose husband was killed in the tragedy told the T24 news...
Fireworks factory owner seeks impunity often afforded for workplace accidents in Turkey
The owner of a fireworks factory where seven workers died in a 2020 explosion argued in court on Monday that he should not face...
Female student arrested following mass crackdown on Gülen movement attempts suicide
A female student who was arrested shortly after being detained in a mass crackdown on people linked to the faith-based Gülen movement last week has...
Former police chief jailed in post-coup crackdown dies of cancer shortly after release from...
A former police chief who was dismissed by a government decree following a coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016 and subsequently convicted...
Recent study reveals many children in Turkey suffer from malnutrition
A recent study presented at the Turkish Pediatrics Congress last week revealed that one in every five children under the age of five in Turkey suffers from malnutrition, the Diken news website reported.
According...
Teacher dismissed during Turkey’s post-coup purge dies while working as courier
A former teacher who was fired by a government decree after a coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016 died on Sunday following...
Turkey’s minister of education brands teacher a ‘terrorist’ over hiring-system criticism
Minister of Education Yusuf Tekin publicly accused a teacher of being a “terrorist” after the teacher criticized Turkey’s controversial interview-based hiring system, the TR724...
Families of people detained in recent crackdown on Gülen movement describe the situation as...
The families of several women detained in a recent mass crackdown on people linked to the faith-based Gülen movement have contacted Peoples’ Equality and...
Turkish man who threatened ex-wife and daughter with murder is released, sparking public alarm
A man who threatened to kill his ex-wife and daughter by sending them images of a recent femicide in Istanbul has been released under...
Turkish authorities ignore medical report as chronically ill inmate continues to be kept in...
A chronically ill inmate at Ankara’s high-security Sincan Prison has been denied transfer to a facility better suited to his medical needs despite a...
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Turkey's record on torture and ill-treatment continued to deteriorate in 2025, despite its commitments under international human rights conventions.
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Turkey's campaign of transnational repression against critics abroad continued throughout 2025. Since a coup attempt in July 2016, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s long arm...
Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: 2025 in Review
During the year Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continued to relentlessly pursue anyone with alleged links with the faith-based Gülen movement, which he described...
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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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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.
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