US congressional commission spotlights Turkey’s authoritarian rule and rights abuses
Turkey is moving toward full authoritarian rule as the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan intensifies its crackdown on political opposition, independent media, civil...
Pompeo: US desperately needs to get back pastor jailed in Turkey
The Trump administration is determined to bring American prisoners held in other countries back to the United States, including Pastor Andrew Brunson, currently standing...
Former AKP mayor of Kurdish city arrested on bribery charges
A former mayor from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) who replaced a democratically elected district mayor in Turkey’s predominantly Kurdish southeast in...
HDP lawmaker submits parliamentary motion for release of critically ill prisoner
Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker Tülay Hatimoğulları has submitted a parliamentary motion calling for the release of a critically ill inmate in western Turkey's...
Pro-Kurdish party discovers wiretapping devices in İstanbul headquarters
Saruhan Oluç, deputy chairman of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (HDP) parliamentary group, said at a press conference on Tuesday that four listening devices...
Turkish gov’t detains 26 more military officers over links to Gülen movement
Twenty six active duty soldiers have been detained in Kocaeli as part of an investigation into the faith-based Gülen movement.
The military members were taken...
US prosecutor files draft decision for extradition of mother of Turkish teen involved in...
A draft decision submitted by a prosecutor in a US court is expected to lead to the extradition of Eylem Tok, the mother of...
Purged police officer dies in workplace accident at quarry in NE Turkey
Kani Enön, a former police officer who was fired by an emergency decree as part of Turkey’s post-coup purge of state institutions, died last...
Kavala’s ongoing detention runs against Turkey’s commitment to rule of law and respect for...
The decision last Friday of an İstanbul court to continue the imprisonment of philanthropist and human rights activist Osman Kavala on charges related to...
Turkish court sentences 13 lawyers to 1 to 10 years in jail
A Turkish court in Samsun province gave sentences to 13 lawyers in varying lengths of prison terms over their alleged links to the Gülen...
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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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