Migrant women subject to sexual harassment and physical violence on their journey to Turkey,...
Sociologist Didem Danış has said migrant women face many hurdles on their journey to Turkey, including sexual harassment and physical violence.
Speaking to BBC Turkish...
Turkish authorities order detention of 11 accountants for links to Gülen movement
Turkish authorities on Wednesday ordered the detention of 11 accountants due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, the Bold Medya news website reported.
The...
Post-coup purge in Turkey leaves children parentless after mother and father are put behind...
Turkey’s post-coup purge is continuing to hit children, leaving them parentless in myriad cases, shattering their families, disrupting their education and upending their emotional...
Germany rejects Turkey’s request for judicial assistance in trial of Kurdish singer and activist...
The Darmstadt Prosecutor General's Office denied a Turkish court's request for judicial assistance in the trial of famous singer and activist Ferhat Tunç, on...
The Year in Review: Crackdown on the Gülen Movement
According to Human Rights Watch, the largest group targeted by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan consists of people alleged to have links to the...
Press organizations call on Turkey to release Syrian journalist Shama, halt deportation proceedings
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in two separate statements on Friday called on the Turkish government to immediately...
Turkish gov’t continues to fuel a political environment hostile to minorities, US religious freedom...
The Turkish government has continued to engage in action, deliberate inaction and rhetoric to fuel a political environment hostile to religious minorities, the United...
Social media campaign urges release of inmate with brain tumors
Social media users since Monday have been calling on Turkish authorities to release Özge Özbek, a former municipal social worker suffering from multiple brain...
Wages stagnate, cost of living bites: Labor union protests TurkStat over inflation figures
The Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions (DİSK) gathered outside the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) in Ankara on Monday to protest the latest inflation data,...
Turkey continues to misuse INTERPOL databases to target political dissidents: report
The Turkish government, which critics say falsely registers dissidents’ passports as lost, stolen or revoked to facilitate their deportation to Turkey, where they often...
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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...