Turkish gov’t detains 75 militants as court releases top ISIL suspect
Turkish police have arrested at least 75 people over suspected links to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Ankara and...
Turkey’s Erdoğan thinks New York jury will find Atilla not guilty in Iran-sanctions case
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said a trial in the US has shown that Mehmet Hakan Atilla, an executive of Turkey’s state-owned...
Hero of July 2016 coup attempt in Turkey says linked to Gülen movement
A soldier called a hero and given a medal after being shot trying to stop the July 15, 2016 coup attempt in Turkey has...
Turkish militia HÖH’s chairman says will take to streets only if Erdoğan orders so
Amid reactions to a new state of emergency decree giving immunity to civilians for suppressing coup attempts and terror attacks, the People’s Special Forces...
Twisting his stance Turkey’s Erdoğan says he wants better ties with EU, Germany
By twisting his traditional hostile stance against the western world Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has expressed hope for good relations with the...
Twenty-eight people released by Turkish courts as first group who jailed over ByLock allegedly...
The first group of people, who were arbitrarily imprisoned by Turkish government over alleged use of mobile phone messaging application ByLock, as part of...
EP’s Harms: I have serious doubts about ECtHR’s attitude over cases from Turkey
Rebecca Harms, a member of the European Parliament and Co-President of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly, has said that she has serious doubts about the...
CoE reviews recent controversial decrees issued by Turkish government
The Council of Europe (CoE) has stated that it has taken the recent decrees issued by Turkish government under review. The decrees have stirred...
Turkey’s HDP submits motion for parliamentary probe of Roboski Massacre in 6th anniversary
Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Aycan İrmez has submitted a parliamentary proposal to investigate the Roboski (Uludere) Massacre, where 34 people were hit...
Kurdish issue expert detained by Turkish gov’t over tweets despite he has no social...
An author known for his work on Kurdish issue was briefly detained on the grounds his tweets were evidence that he “was a member...
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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...