Erdoğan steps back from threat to expel Western envoys
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday stepped back from his threat to expel 10 Western envoys over their joint statement of support for...
ECtHR finds no public officials at fault in 2015 Ankara bombings
In a development likely to cause great disappointment among families of the victims of Turkey’s deadliest terrorist attack, the European Court of Human Rights...
Jailed Kurdish leaders mark 5 years behind bars on terrorism charges
Former co-chairs of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ on Thursday passed the five-year mark behind bars, Turkish Minute...
New trial ordered in high-profile torture case following Constitutional Court ruling
The Antalya Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has ordered a new trial in the case of Eyüp Birinci, a former teacher who endured severe torture...
Senior bank manager fired for sharing meme making fun of economic downturn
Senior bank manager Hakan Dağlı was fired from his job for posting on his WhatsApp profile a "Money Heist"-themed meme about the Turkish Central...
Greek top court upholds extradition of former Erdoğan confidant to Turkey: report
Greece’s highest administrative court, the Council of State, on Tuesday ruled in favor of extraditing to Turkey businessman Ali Yeşildağ, a former confidant of...
Kurdish leader Demirtaş’s books displayed among criminal ‘evidence’ seized in police raid
Three books authored by Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş -- "Leylan," "Devran" and "Seher" -- were displayed among criminal “evidence” seized in a police raid...
Ailing inmate with cancer kept in prison despite critical condition
Mustafa Aytaç, an inmate at a prison in the western Turkish province of Afyon, remains incarcerated despite suffering from cancer and a medical report...
Jailed Kurdish politician denied release despite medical report suffers from dementia, lawyer says
Jailed Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk, who was denied release in September despite medical reports, suffers from dementia and can’t look after herself, according to...
Body of missing student found as Turkey contends with femicides
As Turkey grapples with a wave of femicides, the body of a 21-year-old female student who went missing nearly three weeks ago has been...
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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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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...