UN rapporteurs warn Turkey over disproportionate use of force and torture during İmamoğlu protests
United Nations special rapporteurs expressed serious concerns regarding allegations of disproportionate use of force and torture by Turkish police during demonstrations in March protesting...
School named after officer accused of torturing Kurds during 1980s military rule draws ire
The revelation that a primary school in the western province of İzmir was named after Esat Oktay Yıldıran, a military officer who was accused...
Turkish journalist sentenced to nearly 300 years in prison for smearing al-Qaeda linked jihadists:...
A prominent Turkish journalist who was accused of defaming an al-Qaeda-linked radical group that endorsed Osama bin Laden and called for armed jihad and...
Turkey to end state of emergency commission mandate in early 2023
The Turkish government will at the beginning of 2023 terminate the operations of a commission it set up to examine complaints from individuals who...
17-year-old dies in preventable workplace accident
A 17-year-old died on Monday in a preventable workplace accident, once again sparking concern about occupational safety in Turkey, the Birgün daily reported.
Yiğit Zamanis was...
Fired for alleged links to PKK, denied reinstatement for ties to Gülen movement,...
The story of Hasan Kaya, a former bureaucrat who was fired from his job over alleged links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)...
EU ‘profoundly regrets’ jailing of Turkish businessman Kavala
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Tuesday called for the release of Turkish businessman Osman Kavala, saying he “deeply regrets” the life sentence...
Turkey ordered detention of 99 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish prosecutors have over the past week ordered the detention of 99 people due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, according to local...
Turkey frees journalist Altan after European rights court ruling
A Turkish court on Wednesday released journalist and novelist Ahmet Altan after more than four years in prison on charges of involvement in a...
More children separated from parents as Turkish government’s crackdown on Gülen movement continues
Two more children were left to the care of a relative due to the incarceration of their parents for alleged links to the Gülen...
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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...
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The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge
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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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Sippenhaft, also known as...