Turkey’s post-coup crackdown, 10 years on: Transnational repression
Ten years after a coup attempt on July 15, 2016, Turkey’s pursuit of critics and perceived opponents abroad has developed into one of the...
Officer seen escorting Turkey’s then-intel chief before 2016 coup recounts alleged torture
A former Turkish military officer seen escorting Hakan Fidan, Turkey’s intelligence chief at the time and now foreign minister, from General Staff headquarters shortly...
DEM Party co-chair says crackdown on CHP is sabotaging Kurdish peace process
The continuing crackdown on Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) is undermining public support for a renewed effort to resolve the country’s decades-long...
31 women killed, 31 died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in June
Thirty-one women were killed by men in Turkey in June, while 31 others were found dead under suspicious circumstances, according to a monthly report...
Prominent Turkish rights defender’s X account blocked after NATO protest post
The X account of prominent Turkish human rights defender Hüseyin Küçükbalaban was blocked in Turkey after he shared a report about the detention of...
Riot police enter CHP İstanbul headquarters amid court-backed leadership takeover
Riot police entered the İstanbul provincial headquarters of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) on Thursday night, Turkish Minute reported.
Police assistance was sought...
Turkey rejects European Parliament resolution on alleged crimes against Cypriot women
Turkey has rejected a European Parliament resolution on alleged crimes committed against Cypriot women and girls during the 1974 Turkish military intervention, calling the...
Council of Europe rights chief raises ‘grave’ fair trial concerns in İmamoğlu trial
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O’Flaherty has raised serious concerns about the prosecution of jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and hundreds...
Turkey used Maarif Foundation to close or take over 162 Gülen-linked schools in 29...
The Turkish government used the state-controlled Maarif Foundation (TMV) to secure the closure, confiscation or transfer to the TMV of at least 162 educational...
Trans teacher in Turkey says school ended her job after media coverage of gender...
A transgender teacher in Istanbul says a private school terminated her employment after government-aligned media outlets published her former name, photographs and details about...
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