Detention period for Die Welt Turkey reporter extended
The period of detention of German daily Die Welt’s Turkey reporter Deniz Yücel, who has been in custody since Feb. 17, was extended on...
227 more judges and prosecutors dismissed over alleged Gülen links
On Monday, 227 judges and prosecutors were discharged by the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) under the directives of Turkish government over...
İHD’s Türkdoğan: 12 Turkish soldiers and policemen held hostage by PKK
The Human Rights Association (İHD) Co-chair Öztürk Türkdoğan has said that 12 Turkish soldiers and police officers have been held hostage by outlawed People’s...
Turkish digital platform removes the movie ‘No’ from lineup as presidential referendum nears
Turkish digital platform Digitürk has removed the movie “No,” which tells the story of a plebiscite in Chile in 1988 on the removal of...
Relatives of Turkish exiles fail to escape post-coup witch hunt, detained near Greek border
Four people were detained in Edirne province while they were allegedly on their way to escape to Greece, on Sunday.
Gendarmerie rounded up a former...
Famous thespian’s arts center damaged in alleged arson attack
An arts center in İstanbul’s Kadıköy district belonging to famous thespian Müjdat Gezen was damaged in a suspected arson attack on Sunday night, according...
501 detained, 63 arrested in anti-Gülen operations in one week
A total of 501 people were detained, with 63 of them put under arrest, in operations targeting the faith-based Gülen movement over the past...
Mother with 6-month-old baby detained in Balıkesir, sent to Tekirdağ for interrogation
Ayşe Büyükgezici, the mother of a six-month-old baby boy, was reportedly detained in Balıkesir over alleged links to the Gülen movement and sent to...
Turkish gov’t prevents sacked teachers to work in private sector
Turkish government ordered private companies to not hire teachers who were dismissed from public schools as part of massive purge launched against critics and...
Conflicting reports arrive from Koruköy, blockaded by Turkish military
Thirty-nine people have been detained, three killed and two lost in the village of Koruköy, which has been under military blockade since Feb. 11,...
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The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
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Throughout the year Turkey continued...
Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech in...
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Sippenhaft, also known as...