Trial of suspects accused of killing Kurdish lawyer in 2015 to continue into 2021:...
Proceedings were adjourned until March 2021 during the first hearing in a trial concerning the killing of a prominent Kurdish lawyer who was shot...
601 military personnel to be dismissed by administrative procedure despite non-prosecution on terrorism charges
The İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office sent the files on 601 military personnel who can’t be prosecuted on terrorism charges due to a lack...
Turkey declared ‘not free’ in world freedom report
Political and civil rights in Turkey have deteriorated so severely under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that Turkey is no longer a free country, according...
14-year-old Syrian boy stabbed to death in Turkey in alleged hate crime
A 14-year-old Syrian boy was killed in an alleged hate crime on his way to work on October 20, in Turkey's central province of...
Turkish authorities issue detention warrants for 31 former and active duty military members
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has issued detention warrants for 31 former and active duty military members over their alleged links to the...
Torturers threatened me with sexually assaulting my daughter, former teacher says
Police officers threatened me with sexually assaulting my daughter, who was brought with my wife for interrogation, said Mehmet Eren when talking about the...
Kurdish man detained at Istanbul Airport feared abducted by Turkish intelligence
A Kurdish man who was detained at İstanbul Airport on October 13 and was told he was going to be handed over to Turkey’s...
Young man dies in Turkish prison under suspicious circumstances after beating by guards
A young man who was found dead in a solitary prison cell was allegedly beaten by prison guards two weeks prior and was not...
Inmate details horrific conditions of prison where former police officer was found dead
The statements of a former inmate who was held in the same prison as Mustafa Kabakçıoğlu, a former police officer who was found dead...
Child worker accounts reveal plight of Syrian refugees in Turkey
The personal accounts of child workers who work 12 hours a day for a fraction of the minimum wage while having to endure social...
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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...