40 detained across Turkey for helping families of people jailed over alleged Gülen links
Forty people have been detained in an Ankara-based operation that was conducted in six provinces for helping the families of people jailed over alleged...
14-year-old gets suspended sentence for insulting President Erdoğan on WhatsApp
A 14-year-old boy was handed down a five-month suspended sentence on July 6 for insulting the president, Turkish media reported.
The teenage boy, identified only...
Syrian students promised high school education by Turkish gov’t-linked NPO sent back home
Syrian students who were promised a high school education in Turkey by a Turkish non-profit organization have been stripped of their scholarships and sent...
Opposition MP demands new parliamentary committee for children of imprisoned families
Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a lawmaker from Turkey’s Green Left Party (YSP) and a prominent human rights advocate, has demanded the establishment of a new...
159 workers died in occupational accidents in Turkey in June: report
A total of 159 people died in workplace accidents in Turkey in June, according to a monthly report by the Health and Safety Labor Watch (İSİG).
The...
Former Erdoğan aide says hatred of Gülen movement should be rekindled
A columnist for a pro-government daily who was a former aide to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has called on Turkish authorities to rekindle their...
Housing crisis at the door as property prices spike in Turkey
Economists are expressing concern about an impending housing crisis in Turkey as the price of real estate soars, the Birgün daily reported.
According to a recent...
Abusive men granted impunity by Turkish judiciary, say rights activists
Women’s rights activists in Turkey have said the judiciary often protects perpetrators of gender-based violence and femicide by granting them impunity, the Birgün daily reported.
In...
ISIL suicide bomber searched for twice in security system before 2015 attack: report
Turkish Interior Ministry inspectors have discovered that the name of an Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist who orchestrated a suicide...
Joint statement calls on Turkish gov’t to end bans on concerts, cultural events
Ninety entities including unions, political parties and civil society organizations have issued a joint statement in response to the increased pressure on musicians and...
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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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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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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...