HRW urges Turkey to end prosecutions for ‘insulting the president’
“‘Insulting the president’ should not be a crime, and students holding up a satirical banner obviously should never have faced prosecution,” said Benjamin Ward,...
Gülenophobia of Turkey’s Erdoğan regime leads to more changes in street names
The animosity of the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has resulted in more street names being changed in İstanbul.
According to a...
Barcelona’s Turkish player indicted for sexual harassment, possessing unregistered gun
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Monday indicted Barcelona football star Arda Turan on charges of sexual harassment and possessing an unregistered firearm,...
CoE calls on Turkey to take further steps on violence against women
The Council of Europe (CoE) on Monday called on Turkey to take further action to comply fully with the Istanbul Convention’s provisions on violence...
Turkey’s Erdoğan threatens Gülen movement: We will cause them suffering
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday promised to go after people linked to the faith-based Gülen movement, saying he will cause them suffering....
Turkish authorities remove 927 Syrian refugees from Denizli district due to public outrage
A total of 927 Syrians have been forced to move from the Kale district of Denizli province in western Turkey to the Denizli city...
Turkish court releases German citizen jailed on Erdoğan insult charges
A German citizen of Turkish origin, Hüseyin M., who was arrested in late August on charges of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in...
Germany seeks to ban ultranationalist Turkish Grey Wolves’ symbols
German politicians from both sides of the aisle want to ban the salute of the Grey Wolves, a Turkish ultranationalist organization known for its...
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish HDP says local elections meaningless after Erdoğan’s threat
Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) on Monday accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of rendering local elections useless after he said he would...
Turkish gov’t prosecutes 263 people over social media posts in a week
The Turkish government has investigated 320 social media accounts and taken legal action against 263 users over the last week (Oct.1-Oct.8) on accusations of...
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Erdogan’s Long Arm: The Case of Senegal
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Turkey has expanded its witch hunt against critics to the West African nation of Senegal, specifically targeting...
Clampdown on foreign journalists in Turkey
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Turkey, the most notorious country in the world in terms of jailing journalists, with 237 currently behind bars, has also come after foreign...
Free Thought under Siege in Turkey: the Crackdown on Education
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- Crackdown on education sector in Turkey victimized nearly 100,000 teachers and academics
The crackdown on critical thinking in Turkey with an unprecedented witch...
‘Erdoğan’s Long Arm: The Case of Sweden’
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Turkey has expanded its witch hunt against critics to Sweden, using government institutions, affiliated NGOs and operatives, a report released by the Stockholm Center...
Kurdish political movement under crackdown in Turkey: The case of the HDP
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- New report highlights crackdown on Kurdish political movement in Turkey
The Kurdish political movement has come under intense pressure from the current government...
Erdoğan’s Long Arm: The Case Of Norway
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- Erdoğan’s long arm reaches to Norway, targeting critics of Turkish government
Turkey has escalated its witch hunt persecution on critics to Norway using...
Turkey Cracks Down On Health Care Professionals
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- New research shows Turkey’s purge destroyed lives of 21,000 health care workers
More than 21,000 health care professionals including doctors, nurses, medical professors,...
Tortured to Death: Holding Gökhan Açıkkollu’s Killers To Account
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- A new report uncovers a murder of detained teacher in Turkey due to torture
Deaths in detentions and prisons due to torture, abuse...
Abuse Of The Interpol System By Turkey
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- Turkey weaponised Interpol system to persecute critics, new study exposes
The Turkish government’s blatant abuse of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) to...
Erdoğan’s Rule by Royal Decree: Turkey’s Contempt for The Rule of Law
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- New research decodes how Turkey brands law abiding & peaceful people as terrorists
The authoritarian government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s open contempt...