European Parliament to urge EU sanctions on Turkey’s justice minister: MEP
A European Parliament report scheduled for a vote on June 17 will urge the European Union to consider targeted human rights sanctions against Turkish...
7 lawyers in Kütahya, 6 purged civil servants on Greek border detained over alleged...
At least seven lawyers in the Kütahya province were detained as part of the government’s post-coup witch hunt targeting Gülen movement on Monday. The detainees...
Amnesty calls on Turkey to cease discriminatory practices against Pride protesters
Amnesty International has released a report on the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), observed on May 17, urging...
Turkish gov’t detains 17 people in Çanakkale, 10 teachers in Malatya over alleged Gülen...
Turkish government detained dozens of new victims on Tuesday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting the alleged members of the...
Turkish gov’t seeks aggravated life sentences for 63 people over coup claims
Turkish prosecutors have been seeking aggravated life sentences for 63 military officers of participating in the controversial military coup attempt on July 15, 2016....
Ailing inmate in Turkey struck with paralysis after authorities found him fit to remain...
Cemal Tanhan, a 68-year-old man incarcerated in Bolu province despite suffering from severe illness, has become paralyzed despite the fact that the Council of...
German Social Democrat leader Schulz calls for ban on Erdoğan’s rally in Germany
Martin Schulz, the Social Democrat candidate for German chancellor, has called for a ban on Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s political rally in...
COMMENTARY — Dutch, German intelligence agencies uncover Turkish kidnapping, murder plots
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The secret intelligence cabal directly controlled by the head of Turkey’s notorious National Intelligence Organization (MİT) under direct orders from the Turkish...
Turkish gov’t detains wives of police chiefs who led 2013 graft operations
The wives of former police chiefs including Ömer Köse, Nazmi Ardıç and Mustafa Demirhan, who led corruption operations against the government in 2013 and...
Turkey issues detention warrants for 295 active duty military officers over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities have ordered the detention of 304 people, including 295 active duty military officers, in what is considered the largest operation against members...
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Turkey’s Post-Coup Crackdown, 10 Years On: A Decade’s Legacy
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This report examines how the sweeping measures introduced in Turkey following the coup attempt of July 15, 2016 evolved over the next decade...
UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights Violations...
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This report analyzes UN findings on Turkey’s post-2016 counterterrorism measures targeting people with alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement.
Drawing on opinions of...
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey in 2025, a year marked by continued democratic...
Weaponized Diplomacy: How Erdoğan Uses Turkish Missions for Transnational Repression
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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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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...