Turkish gov’t detains and arrests tens of people over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish government has detained and arrested tens of people on Saturday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting the alleged members...
Turkish gov’t seizes another company over links to Gülen movement
A court in Antalya province on Saturday appointed trustees to the management of the Durmazlar Group over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement...
Turkish government imprisons one more mother with her baby over links to Gülen movement
Turkish government, which has imprisoned 668 babies so far, has imprisoned one more mother together with her one-year-old daughter on Friday over her alleged...
Turkish prosecutor charges 4 journalists for reports over fatal terror attack in Ankara
A Turkish court has charged four journalists for publishing leaked official documents that showed police were aware of an Islamic State in Iraq and...
US claims sanctions evader tried to advance Turkish President Erdoğan’s business interests
US prosecutors claim that Turkish Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab, charged in the US with violating sanctions against Iran, invoked ties to Turkish autocratic...
COMMENTARY — Turkish charity İHH works with Turkish intelligence MİT to empower jihadists
By Abdullah Bozkurt
A new cache of confidential documents from a classified investigation in Turkey shows that controversial charity group the Foundation for Human Rights...
Turkish gov’t detains actor Ömer Pekin over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish theater player Ömer Pekin, who has been mostly known with his role in Turkish radio comedy "Perişan FM (Miserable FM)" and state-run TRT's...
Turkish court rules to keep award-winning human rights lawyer in jail
An Ankara court has ruled to continue the already year-long imprisonment of Murat Arslan, the last chairman of Turkey’s Judges and Prosecutors Association (YARSAV) who was awarded the...
Turkish journalist Karaca sentenced to 31 years for slandering al-Qaeda-affiliated group
Turkish journalist Hidayet Karaca, former General Director of now-closed Samanyolu Broadcasting Group, has been sentenced by Turkish government to 31 years in prison on charges...
JWF: The habitus of silencing journalists in Turkey have no limits
The Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF) has stated that the habitus of silencing journalists in Turkey does not have any limits, in a statement...
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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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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...
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...