Turkish gov’t detains 23 people in Çorum over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish police have detained 23 people in a Çorum on accusations that they use a smart phone application known as ByLock on Monday following...
Terror organization PKK kills 3 in an attack on road workers in Turkey
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) on Monday launched an attack in Turkey’s southeastern province of Şırnak, killing three road workers. According to the...
Merkel calls on Turkey to release jailed German journalist Yücel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday called on Turkey to release Turkish-German journalist Deniz Yücel, who has been jailed since Feb. saying that she...
Erdoğan: Putin said Turkey’s presidential palace is ‘sign of a great state’
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin said when he saw the presidential palace in Ankara that...
Juncker: Erdoğan wants EU to halt membership talks with Turkey
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Tuesday said Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wants the EU to halt membership talks with his country.
Asking...
Turkish gov’t expells 682 education syndicate member teachers from cities
Turkey’s Education and Science Workers’ Union, known as Eğitim Sen, announced that a total of 682 Eğitim Sen member teachers who were returned to...
KCK: Kurdish militants captured Turkish MİT agents in northern Iraq
Diyar Xerîb, General Presidential Council member of the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK), an umbrella organization that encompasses the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), confirmed...
Daniel Pipes: Accusation targeting Gülen on Turkish coup is usual Erdoğan puffery and deceit
Daniel Pipes, an American historian, writer, and commentator who is the president of the Middle East Forum and publisher of its Middle East Quarterly...
Jailed police chief Anadolu Atayün’s wife also jailed by Turkish government
Turkish government has jailed Birsen Atayün, the wife of jailed police chief Anadolu Atayün, on Monday, just days after her 15-year-old son and 17-year-old...
Turkish coup suspect says he acted thinking putsch was within chain of command
Army Aviation Command Attack Helicopter Squadron Commander Lt. Col. Özcan Karacan, who was recently detained in Antalya over his alleged role in a failed coup...
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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.
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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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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...