Pro-Kurdish party given additional 60 days to prepare defense in closure case
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has given the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and additional 60 days to prepare its defense in a closure case the...
132 incidents of direct, physical transnational repression perpetrated by Turkey since 2014: Freedom House
A report by Freedom House on transnational repression reveals that Turkish authorities have committed 132 incidents, or 15 percent of the total, of direct,...
Turkish authorities arrest YouTuber over filming content
Turkish authorities arrested street interviewer Özkan Bozkurt on Wednesday after he posted a video showing a person firing shots into the air during a...
Greek journalist’s documentary focuses on family that fled Turkey’s post-coup crackdown
A documentary by Greek journalist Mariana Kakaounaki tells of the injustices faced by victims of Turkey’s post-coup crackdown, focusing on a tragedy that took...
46 European Parliament members call on EU to initiate targeted sanctions against Erdoğan government
Forty-six Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from different political parties and groups in a letter on Monday to EU High Representative for Foreign...
1-month-old baby had to sleep on floor in overcrowded cell, former inmate’s account reveals
A former female inmate whose name was not disclosed for security reasons said prison conditions were exceptionally trying for women as they were either...
Doctor imprisoned on Gülen charges dies of cancer after belated release
Ahmet Rıza Özkan, 42, a doctor imprisoned over his alleged links to the Gülen movement, died on Sunday of cancer after he was released...
60,000 Syrians return home in aftermath of February earthquakes
Some 60,000 Syrian refugees have returned home in the aftermath of massive earthquakes in southeastern Turkey, according to Turkish Minister of Defense Hulusi Akar.
Speaking...
Administrative court in Turkey reinstates dismissed ‘Peace Academic’
The Ankara 21st Administrative Court on Monday announced its decision to reinstate academic Dinçer Demirkent, who was dismissed from his job by an emergency...
Former teacher diagnosed with cancer amid Turkey’s post-coup purge dies without justice
A former teacher who was diagnosed with cancer shortly after being dismissed from her job by a government decree following a coup attempt in...
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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...