Cases of Turkey’s post-coup victims pile up before top courts after refused by ECtHR
The number of cases from Turkey pending at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) decreased this year, but critics warn that the figures...
Turkish Parliament Speaker Kahraman calls Afrin operation ‘jihad’
İsmail Kahraman, Turkish Parliament's Speaker described on Saturday that Turkish military offensive against US-backed Kurdish armed groups in northern Syria’s Afrin as “jihad.”
Kahraman’s use...
Science magazine covers case of NASA’s Turkish scientist Gölge as victim of Erdoğan’s massive...
Famous American Science magazine has covered the case of NASA scientist Serkan Gölge, who has been a victim of the massive post-coup witch hunt campaign...
Former police chiefs, already under arrest for some 4 years, put in solitary confinement
Jailed police officers Yurt Atayün and Ömer Köse were put in solitary confinement, according to their lawyer Ömer Turanlı. In a series of tweets, Turanlı said Atayün...
Report: 721 critical Twitter accounts currently banned by Turkish government
At least 721 critical Twitter accounts are currently banned in Turkey, according to a report by US-based BuzzFeed online news outlet. Obtaining data from Twitter...
Turkish gov’t de facto annexes captured Syrian territories by appointing governors, police chiefs
Turkish government has de facto annexed number of Syrian territories near the border of Turkey by appointing local governors, police chiefs and garrison commanders.
Turkey's...
Turkish courts jail 16 people over alleged PYD/PKK promotion on social media
At least 16 people have been arrested by Turkish courts on Saturday across Turkey for allegedly promoting the outlawed PYD/PKK armed group’s propaganda on...
Deputies from ruling AKP of Turkey’s Erdoğan vote against bill at PACE deploring Trump’s...
Two deputies of the Turkey's Islamist Justice and Development Party (AKP), which is led by Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan voted on Thursday...
Turkish doctors the latest target of autocratic Erdoğan regime
The Turkish Medical Association (TTB), which is representing 80 percent of Turkish health sector professionals, has been subjected to a large number of violent...
UNICEF: 11 children killed in Afrin during Turkish military operation
Children are being killed across Syria in the ongoing civil war, with 11 killed in the Kurdish-held district of Afrin since the start of...
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Turkey’s Transnational Repression: 2025 in Review
Turkey's campaign of transnational repression against critics abroad continued throughout 2025. Since a coup attempt in July 2016, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s long arm...
Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: 2025 in Review
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...
Women’s rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
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Weaponized Diplomacy: How Erdoğan Uses Turkish Missions for Transnational Repression
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This report reveals how the Turkish government has transformed its embassies and consulates into instruments of repression over the past decade. Once seen...
The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge
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This report examines how children from families targeted in Turkey’s unprecedented post-coup purge have endured the devastating consequences of persecution, social exclusion and...
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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This report examines the surge of hate speech following the death of Fethullah Gülen, a US-based cleric whose followers have been systematically persecuted...
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...