Turkish court arrests 6 more İstanbul airport workers due to strike over work conditions
Six more İstanbul airport construction workers were arrested by an İstanbul court on Thursday, bringing the total number of workers arrested to 34 after...
Kenya releases Turkish refugee arrested at Turkey’s request
A Turkish refugee in Kenya who was arrested due to a request from Ankara and later kept in custody by court order was released...
Turkey calls on parents to report Erdogan critics at German schools
Turkish consulates in Germany have been organizing events for Turkish parents and asking them to spy on critics of the President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
Ailing inmate with cancer kept in prison despite critical condition
Mustafa Aytaç, an inmate at a prison in the western Turkish province of Afyon, remains incarcerated despite suffering from cancer and a medical report...
Merkel says Germany needs more evidence on Gülen movement to call it ‘terrorist organization’
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday said Germany is carefully investigating Turkey’s arguments regarding the Gülen movement but that they need more evidence, Sputnik’s...
Grim start to 2025 as dozens of women in Turkey are murdered by men
Turkey has had a grim start to the new year, with 33 women murdered by men in January and another 32 dying under suspicious...
Turkish government jails Karatay, only Christian Chaldean citizen, in Silopi
Petros Karatay, who was detained by Turkish police on Tuesday, has been sent to prison for “being a member of a terrorist organisation," according...
Turkish prosecutor demands up to 18 years imprisonment for pro-Kurdish HDP deputy
A Turkish prosecutor in Diyarbakir has demanded up to 18 years of imprisonment for the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy İmam Taşçıer over...
Victims commemorated on 28th anniversary of Sivas massacre
Families of the victims of a 1993 fire at the Madımak Hotel in Sivas commemorated their loved ones in the city on the 28th...
Turkish PM Yıldırım says the government to extend emergency rule
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has announced on Friday that Turkish government is planning to extend the state of emergency on July 18 after...
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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.
Drawing on opinions of...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey in 2025, a year marked by continued democratic...
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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This report examines the surge of hate speech following the death of Fethullah Gülen, a US-based cleric whose followers have been systematically persecuted...
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...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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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...