Turkey’s OHAL commission rules to reopen 6 ‘terrorist’ associations due to lack of evidence
Turkey’s state of emergency (OHAL) commission, established in 2017 to investigate complaints related to the loss of state jobs and organizations shut down by...
20-month-old toddler accompanies mother in Turkish prison
A former Turkish academic was sent to prison along with her 20-month-old daughter to serve a six-year sentence for alleged links to the faith-based...
Pro-Erdoğan daily targets yet another Turkish journalist living in exile
A Turkish journalist living in exile in Sweden who’s on a list of political dissidents whose extradition is demanded by Turkey has been targeted...
PACE says particularly concerned on media situation in Turkey
Stockholm (Jan.25, 2017) - Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has expressed its concern at the many cases of serious threats to...
Senior PKK figure says narrow law on laying down arms could deepen deadlock in...
A senior figure in the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has urged Ankara to adopt legal measures to protect Turkey’s new peace initiative, warning...
Some Turkish books censored after D&R sale to pro-gov’t Turkuaz Group
Some books have been removed from the shelves of Turkey’s largest bookstore chain, D&R, after it was sold last month to the pro-government Turkuvaz...
Over 1.4 million women in Turkey have reported domestic violence since 2013
More than 1.4 million women in Turkey reported being subjected to domestic violence between January 2013 and July 2024, the Birgün daily reported, citing...
9 former and active duty officers detained over alleged Gülen links in ‘payphone investigation’
Turkish police have detained nine active duty and former military officers out of 12 being sought on warrants due to their alleged links to...
Opposition MP: 5 journalists assaulted in first 15 days of 2021 due to lack...
An opposition lawmaker has revealed that five members of the press were assaulted on the street in the first 15 days of 2021, mainly...
Turkey’s post-coup crackdown, 10 years on: Torture and ill-treatment
Turkey has experienced a marked resurgence of torture and ill-treatment in custody over the past decade and especially since a coup attempt on July...
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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...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
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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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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...