Ankara Mayor Gökçek warns of foreign countries’ plan to trigger artificial quake
Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Melih Gökçek has warned that foreign countries might be planning to trigger an artificial earthquake in Turkey’s Marmara region to...
4,464 more public servants purged in new gov’t decree in Turkey
With a new state of emergency decree issued on Tuesday, the Turkish government has dismissed 4,464 more public servants. The relentless purge that gained...
22 academics jailed, 23 professors, public servants detained over ByLock use
As 22 academics and administrative staff members from İstanbul Technical University (İTÜ were arrested, 23 professors and public servants were detained in Turkey as...
Turkey’s gov’t to destroy 216K textbooks published by Gülen Movement affiliated publishing houses
Turkey’s Education Ministry has decided to destroy at least 216,233 copies of math and science textbooks published by publishing houses affiliated with the Gülen...
Italian Bar Council slams Turkish government over arrested lawyers
After German Federal Bar, the Italian Bar Council (Consiglio Nazionale Forense) has also slammed Turkish government over arrested and persecuted lawyers in a letter...
Report reveals 368 female students subjected to sexual abuse in 2016
A report released by the Eğitim-Sen teachers’ union has revealed that a total of 368 female students were subjected to sexual abuse in 2016...
Imams joins ‘yes’ campaign for referendum to increase Erdoğan’s power
A dozen imams who recorded a video in their official garb in İstanbul called on their fellow imams to vote “yes” in an April...
Nobel committee chairman says Turkey world’s largest jailer of intellectuals
Veteran Swedish writer and Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Literature Per Wästberg said Turkey has become the largest jailer of intellectuals and journalists...
Three more social media users arrested for insulting Erdoğan
An Ankara court ruled on arrests of A.Ş., A.K. and N.K. for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on social media, according to Diken...
COMMENTARY — Turkey attempted to thwart CoE media alert platform
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Feeling both shamed and troubled by the number of alerts posted on the Council of Europe (CoE) Platform for the Safety of...
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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...
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Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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Sippenhaft, also known as...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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The May 2023 re-election of...