3 German schools in Turkey not allowed to accept new students with Turkish citizenship
Three schools in Turkey run by the German embassy will no longer be allowed to accept new students with Turkish or dual nationality as...
İstanbul court releases 2 former Zaman daily editors under judicial supervision
An İstanbul court has ruled for the release of two former editors from the now-closed Zaman daily from pre-trial detention under judicial supervision, Turkish...
Social media campaign urges release of inmate with brain tumors
Social media users since Monday have been calling on Turkish authorities to release Özge Özbek, a former municipal social worker suffering from multiple brain...
Turkey’s media watchdog investigates Prime Video due to ‘indecent content’
Turkey’s media watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has launched an investigation into an animated series streaming on Amazon Prime Video due...
Greek top court upholds extradition of former Erdoğan confidant to Turkey: report
Greece’s highest administrative court, the Council of State, on Tuesday ruled in favor of extraditing to Turkey businessman Ali Yeşildağ, a former confidant of...
Businessman imprisoned over Gülen links dies after his parole was delayed
Adil Somalı, a 55-year-old businessman sentenced to over six years in prison for alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, died on Saturday in...
200 journalists appeared in court in Turkey between April and June: report
Nearly 200 journalists in Turkey appeared in courtbetween April and June, according to the BİA Media Monitoring Report published by the Bianet news website.The...
Turkey detains 73 over Gülen links in defiance of ECtHR ruling
Turkish police have detained 73 people across 16 provinces in the last four days over their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Interior...
Public officials not to be investigated over death of child in floods in northern...
The governor’s office in the northwestern Turkish province of Kastamonu has refused to allow an investigation into public officials over their alleged role in...
Businessman jailed over Gülen links dies due to excessive heat and overcrowding in Turkish...
Fahrettin İşgüder, a 73-year-old businessman who was sentenced to over six years in prison for alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, died on...
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Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: 2025 in Review
During the year Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continued to relentlessly pursue anyone with alleged links with the faith-based Gülen movement, which he described...
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The state of women’s rights in Turkey showed no meaningful improvement in 2025, as longstanding problems persisted and new challenges emerged. Femicides, institutional failures...
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...