French journalist awaiting deportation from Turkey begins hunger strike
French photojournalist Mathias Depardon, who was detained on May 8 after photographing the local scenery in Turkey’s southeastern Batman province and is waiting for...
Secret witness says ISIL running bookstore in Turkey’s Gaziantep province
A secret witness mentioned in an indictment drafted regarding an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attack in Gaziantep last year has...
Erdoğan aide says president’s advisors were making coup jokes before July 15
Col. Ali Yazıcı, the top military aide for Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who was arrested in the aftermath of a failed coup...
Turkish prosecutor accuses hunger striker educator of ‘playing guitar’
Academic Nuriye Gülmen and teacher Semih Özakça, who have been on hunger strike for 76 days following months of their sitt-in protest in Ankara...
Turkey starts to demolish buildings in Diyarbakır’s historical Sur district amid tension
Demolition of the building harmed during the clashes between Turkish security forces and the militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has been...
Detention warrants issued for hundreds of people across Turkey over alleged Gülen links
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for hundreds of people from various professions due to their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, which...
Turkey’s espionage activities in Malaysia exposed as more details uncovered
The abductions, detentions and extraditions of three Turkish nationals in Malaysia as part of clandestine operation by Turkey’s state security services in cooperation with...
Turkish goverment says 560 children kept in prisons along with mothers across Turkey
560 children, aged between 0 to 6, are being held in Turkish prisons along with their mothers, according to data given by Turkey's Justice...
Turkish prosecutor responds pro-Erdoğan journalist’s call with SMS
Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor Yüksel Kocaman on Monday sent an SMS to a pro-Erdoğan journalist appearing on a TV program during which the journalist...
NBA star Kanter says he fled Indonesia after Turkey’s intelligence pursued him
NBA Oklahoma City Thunder player Enes Kanter, who was briefly detained on Saturday at an airport in Romania upon a request from the Turkish...
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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.
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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...