Former Turkish health minister jailed for insulting Erdoğan’s son Bilal
Right Party (DP) leader and former health minister Rıfat Serdaroğlu was sent to prison on Thursday to serve two months, 17 days for allegedly...
Erdoğan unveils human rights action plan, leading to skepticism
At a time when Turkey is the subject of harsh criticism due to gross human rights violations in the country, Turkish President Recep Tayyip...
EU to release 3 bln euros in aid for Syrian refugees in Turkey
European Union leaders on Friday agreed to release the second 3 billion euro ($3,72-billion) tranche in assistance for Syrian refugees in Turkey.
The meeting of...
Coalition for Women in Journalism condemns fine for Turkish journalist
The Coalition for Women in Journalism (CFWIJ) has condemned a Turkish court’s decision to fine journalist Gözde Bedeloğlu for allegedly insulting a public official,...
International PEN member arrested at airport in İstanbul
Gökhan Yavuzel, a UK-based member of PEN International who has been accused of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and who signed a peace...
Turkish court finds Interior Ministry responsible for the death of 12 year-old Kurdish girl
A Turkish court has found the Ministry of the Interior culpable for the death of 12-year-old Ceylan Önkol, who was killed in 2009 after...
Turkey’s ruling party deputy says state of emergency will be lifted on July 18
Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy Mustafa Elitaş on Monday said a state of emergency that was declared in the aftermath of a failed...
Turkish gov’t cuts public funds in fresh blow to opposition-run municipalities
The Turkish government has introduced new measures to cut public funds to municipalities and their subsidiaries to offset their outstanding debts, according to a...
Trial for murder of 3 members of Kurdish family starts
A Turkish court has begun the trial for the murder of three members of the Kurdish Şenyaşar family, who were allegedly killed by people...
Academic couple fleeing post-coup crackdown in Turkey caught hidden in truck
An academic couple who had been sentenced to prison over links to the faith-based Gülen movement have been caught by Turkish authorities in the...
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Turkey's campaign of transnational repression against critics abroad continued throughout 2025. Since a coup attempt in July 2016, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s long arm...
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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...