Former AKP parliamentary candidate elected as member of Turkey’s top court
A former candidate for parliament from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has been elected as a member of Turkey’s Constitutional Court in...
Teenage daughter of imprisoned Turkish teacher dies, illustrating ongoing fallout from post-coup purges
A 15-year-old girl whose mother is serving a prison sentence on conviction of alleged ties to the Gülen movement was found dead in her...
Authorities order release pending trial of NCO accused of sexual abuse of 2 minors
A Turkish court ruled yesterday for the release pending trial of a noncommissioned officer who is being prosecuted for allegedly sexually abusing two high...
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...
Turks file more than 2.6 mln complaints with Turkish presidency in 3 years
A senior government official has stated that Turkish citizens have filed 2,671,976 complaints with the Presidential Communications Center (CİMER) in three years, Turkish Minute...
Turkish doctors call for stronger vaccine policies amid surge in childhood diseases
Amid a surge in childhood diseases such as measles, Turkish doctors are urging the government to strengthen healthcare policies to ensure timely access to...
Turkey’s media watchdog imposes sanctions on Halk TV due to journalist’s remarks
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has imposed penalties on the pro-opposition Halk TV station due to the remarks of...
Elderly inmate in Turkish prison loses eyesight after being denied medical treatment
A 70-year-old inmate in Turkey’s Tokat province has gone blind in his left eye after being denied treatment for cataracts, the Mezopotamya news agency (MA) reported.
Inmate...
Opposition MP Gergerlioğlu calls on Bursa Bar to investigate mistreatment in police custody
Human rights defender and Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu has called on the bar association of the western province of Bursa...
Turkey secretly plots to bypass INTERPOL rules to target exiled journalist in Sweden
A classified memo issued by Turkey’s Security General Directorate (Emniyet) reveals covert efforts to circumvent INTERPOL rules in order to secure an international arrest...
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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...