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...
Corruption is entrenched in presidential system in Turkey, opposition leader says
Former Turkish prime minister and current leader of the opposition Future Party (GP) Ahmet Davutoğlu has sharply criticized the country’s presidential system of governance,...
Soaring costs and political strife mark Eid al-Adha in Turkey
With the cost of sacrifice out of reach for many households and opposition leaders facing arrests and investigations, Eid al-Adha in Turkey comes amid...
Turkish prison blocks delivery of Islamic scholar Nursi’s writings sent for inmates
Turkey’s Silivri Prison, known for housing prisoners jailed over Gülen links, has rejected a shipment of the writings of the late Islamic scholar Said...
Financial hardship overshadows support for renewed peace process in Turkey’s Kurdish heartland
A new survey has found that financial hardship has become the top concern for residents in Turkey’s predominantly Kurdish eastern and southeastern provinces, far...
Turkey removes 5 more mayors from office amid widening crackdown on opposition
Turkey’s interior ministry announced on Thursday that five district mayors from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) have been removed from office, following...
Turkish prosecutors investigate main opposition party leader
Turkish prosecutors on Wednesday launched an investigation into the leader of the country’s main opposition party for allegedly insulting a senior ally of the...
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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...