Dutch IT firm debunks Turkish intel report on ByLock that put 75K Turks behind...
Dutch cyber security firm Fox-IT, known for providing cyber security solutions to governments, said on Wednesday that it had debunked a report by Turkey’s...
Turkish police detain 2 women for drinking beer on beach
Two women in the northern Turkish province of Zonguldak were briefly detained by police on Tuesday for drinking beer on a public beach.
According to...
Turkey arrests photo-journalist Çağdaş Erdoğan due to his journalistic works
Turkey has arrested Turkish photo-journalist Çağdaş Erdoğan on Wednesday after 12 days of detention due to the photographs he has taken and the news...
Members of European Parliament call EU to take harsher stance against Turkish government
Members of European Parliament (EP) have slammed Turkish government's anti-democratic policies and massive human rights violations in the country during a plenary session to...
Turkish presidency says Erdoğan’s advisors are none of your business, refuses to give information
The Turkish presidency has declined to answer a parliamentary inquiry on Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s advisors which was submitted by the main...
Erdoğan says allies gone crazy over Turkey’s S-400 deal with Russia
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has criticized Turkey’s NATO allies for reacting negatively to Turkey’s decision to purchase an S-400 missile system from...
Deputy parliament speaker: West formed ‘crusader alliance’ against Turkey
Turkish Deputy Parliament Speaker and Adıyaman deputy Ahmet Aydın has claimed that Western countries have joined forces to form a “crusader alliance” against Turkey...
European United Left/Nordic Green Left says EU’s Turkey policy ‘incoherent’
The European United Left/Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) group from the European Parliament on Tuesday scrutinized the future relations between the EU and Turkey in...
Germany rejects 5,040 Turkish asylum applications
Germany’s Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) has rejected the asylum applications of 5,040 Turkish citizens out of 8,547 applications made by Turkish...
Turkish couple attempting to flee to Greece arrested for ByLock use
A couple has been arrested by a court and charged with ByLock use after attempting to flee to Greece in a bid to escape...
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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.
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Weaponized Diplomacy: How Erdoğan Uses Turkish Missions for Transnational Repression
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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...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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The May 2023 re-election of...