Turkish prosecutor seeks red notice request for journalist Can Dündar
The Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday submitted a request to the Justice Ministry for a red notice for former Cumhuriyet daily Editor-in-Chief...
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish HDP not to attend opening of Parliament
Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) spokesperson Osman Baydemir said the HDP has decided not to attend the opening of Parliament on Oct. 1...
Another night raid targeting a Turk’s house reported in Pakistan over links to Gülen...
Following the abduction of former director of Pak-Turk schools Mesut Kaçmaz and his family including two young daughters in the wee hours of Wednesday in Lahore, another...
Turkey’s Erdoğan calls on US to extradite Gülen in return for jailed US pastor
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has called on the US to extradite Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen in return for releasing American pastor...
Erdoğanist spy imams reportedly quit their jobs in Germany before security checks
After a spying scandal involving Religious Affairs Turkish-Islamic Union (DİTİB), Erdoğanist Turkish imams working in mosques, schools and prisons in Germany have refused security...
HRCP calls for immediate release of abducted Turkish family in Pakistan
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called for the immediate release of former Director of Pak-Turk school Mesut Kaçmaz’s and his family...
Turkey’s main opposition CHP says detention of Kılıçdaroğlu’s lawyer an intimidation operation
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) spokesperson and Deputy Chairman Bülent Tezcan has said the detention of lawyer Celal Çelik, who represented CHP...
SAR’s report shows Turkey is global leader in attacks against academia
Scholars, academic staff and students across the globe continue to face threats while Turkey has been singled out as the home to the highest...
Turkish police officer, suspended over alleged Gülen links, commits suicide
İbrahim Eski, a police officer who was suspended from his duty in the framework of an investigation carried out as part of Turkish government's...
Turkey’s Erdoğan says Germany will fail to form a government
Amid tension between Berlin and Ankara, Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Tuesday that Germany will fail to form a government following...
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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...