Turkish women call for end to gender-based violence and discrimination on International Women’s Day
In commemoration of International Women’s Day, Turkish women’s rights activists have called for an end to gender-based violence, which is worryingly common in the...
Turks’ asylum applications in Germany up 12.3 pct in first two months of 2024
Turkish nationals filed 12.3 percent more applications for asylum in Germany in the first two months of 2024 than the number submitted in the...
20 women journalists involved in court proceedings in February: MKG
The Mesopotamia Female Journalists Association (MKG) has announced that a total of 20 women journalists were involved in trial proceedings in February over their...
Sending money to imprisoned relatives is not terrorism financing: İHD
The Turkey-based Human Rights Association (İHD) on Thursday released a statement calling on the authorities to end their practice of targeting people on terrorism...
Turkey among countries to benefit from free VPN access to fight censorship
Internet privacy company Proton said Wednesday it would offer a network of free VPN servers for use in a number of countries, including Turkey,...
CHP mayoral candidate sparks indignation with ‘racist’ remarks targeting Kurds
Controversial remarks from a mayoral candidate and senior executive of Turkey’s main opposition party targeting a pro-Kurdish party have caused anger, disappointment and frustration...
Online content primarily concerning gov’t corruption, irregularities blocked in Turkey in February
Turkish authorities issued censorship decisions to block access to online content primarily involving allegations of corruption and irregularities implicating public officials as well as...
Journalist investigated due to report on religious group as Turkish Red Crescent’s supplier
A journalist from an anti-government newspaper in Turkey is being investigated for allegedly spreading disinformation in a tweet and a report about the Turkish...
Women at all educational levels earn less than men: TurkStat
Women at all levels of education in Turkey have lower wages than their male counterparts, with the pay gap being the largest among university...
Turkish courts must implement ECtHR’s landmark Yalçınkaya judgment: law expert
Tolga Şirin, a lecturer in constitutional law at İstanbul’s Marmara University, said Turkish authorities should quickly implement the landmark Yüksel Yalçınkaya ruling of the...
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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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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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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...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2023.
The May 2023 re-election of...