Turkey continues spying on Gülen followers, PKK supporters in Germany: report
Turkey’s intelligence services continue to operate in Germany, focusing primarily on spying on followers of the faith-based Gülen movement and supporters of the outlawed...
177 workers died in occupation-related accidents in Turkey in May: report
A total of 177 people died in workplace accidents in Turkey in May, according to a monthly report prepared by the Health and Safety Labor Watch...
Ankara’s Hacettepe University launches investigation into student protestors
Turkey’s prominent Hacettepe University in Ankara has launched investigations into students who participated in protests that started in April, the BirGün daily reported.
The university administration...
US religious freedom commission recommends Turkey for Special Watch List over severe violations
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has recommended that Turkey be placed on the State Department’s Special Watch List for engaging...
Former İstanbul municipality media director alleges rights violations in prison amid crackdown on opposition
Dr. İpek Elif Atayman, the former general manager of the İstanbul Municipality’s media company, has alleged her rights are being violated through abusive prison...
Turkey’s new prison reform law sparks outcry over exclusion of political prisoners
As a new prison reform bill passed into law last week has granted early parole to many inmates in Turkey, the families of political...
Turkey once again ranked among 10 worst countries for working people: ITUC
A yearly report by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) on labor rights has once again ranked Turkey as one of the 10 worst countries in...
Dismissed military officer injured in factory explosion dies, exposing deep human cost of Turkey’s...
A former Turkish military officer who was dismissed by emergency decree in the aftermath of a 2016 coup attempt has died of injuries sustained...
European rights court faults Turkey for withholding inmate’s letter to fiancée
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Turkish prison authorities violated the rights of Emrah Uygun, who was sentenced to more than...
No peace possible in Turkey without Alevi involvement, pro-Kurdish party co-chair says
Tülay Hatimoğulları, co-chair of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), declared at the 13th British Alevi Festival in London that any...
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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...