Turkish teacher dismissed after coup attempt dies by suicide
Recep Yaya, 35, a former teacher summarily dismissed from his job by an emergency decree after a coup attempt in July 2016, took his...
Amnesty International urges Council of Europe to launch infringement proceedings against Turkey
Amnesty International on Friday called on member states of the Council of Europe (CoE) to institute infringement proceedings against Turkey for failing to implement...
End-stage cancer patient released after spending 56 days in prison despite hospital reports
Ayşe Özdoğan, who suffers from a rare form of cancer, was released on Friday after spending 56 days in prison despite hospital reports recommending...
Police officers sentenced to prison for extorting money from terrorism suspects
Four police officers working at the counterterrorism bureau of the Alanya Police Department have been sentenced to a total of 41 years in prison...
Turkish prosecutors ordered detention of 342 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish prosecutors have over the past week ordered the detention of 342 people on terrorism charges due to their alleged links to the faith-based...
New report sheds light on algorithm used to persecute alleged members of Gülen movement...
More than 13,000 Turkish military personnel have been dismissed since July 2016 on the basis of an algorithm used by the authorities to assess...
Emirati general accused of torture elected new INTERPOL president at İstanbul meeting
An Emirati general accused of torture was elected president of INTERPOL at the organization’s meeting in İstanbul on Thursday, despite the concerns of human...
Human rights organizations issue statement calling for acquittal of participants in Saturday Mothers protest
A total of 18 human rights organizations called on authorities in a joint statement to acquit 46 defendants who appeared in court on Thursday...
Abducted and tortured, educator İnandı gives details of his ordeal at first hearing of...
Orhan İnandı, a Turkish-Kyrgyz educator rendered to Turkey from Kyrgyzstan by Turkish intelligence, said at his first court hearing on Tuesday that he was...
Police officer convicted of killing teenager with armored vehicle given reduced sentence due to...
A police officer identified only by the initials S.K. was given a reduced sentence of four years, five months and 10 days for the...
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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...
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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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Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
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Throughout the year Turkey continued...
Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech in...
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Sippenhaft, also known as...