Turkish gov’t detains at least 70 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish government detained more than 70 people on Friday across Turkey as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting alleged members of...
Ailing vegetarian inmate given disciplinary punishment for storing olives
Kübra Demir, an ailing vegetarian inmate in eastern Turkey who has been behind bars for three years on conviction of membership in the faith-based...
Turkish singer detained over remarks regarding religious school graduates
Famous Turkish pop singer and songwriter Gülşen Bayraktar Çolakoğlu has been detained as part of an investigation launched due to her remarks that allegedly...
Cancer patient not released from prison until too late is on his deathbed
Cancer patient Ümit Gökhasan, who was not released from prison until his cancer had spread to other parts of his body, is now on...
9 CHP members arrested in probe linked to annulled party congress
Nine members of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) have been arrested in an investigation into alleged irregularities at the party’s 2023 congress,...
Parliament gives legislative power to Cabinet to prepare for change in Turkey’s political system
The Turkish Parliament has provided the Cabinet with the power to pass necessary laws and decrees with the force of law to prepare the...
Turkish authorities launch terror investigation into 16-year-old girl
A 16-year-old girl identified only by the initials M.A. who was detained on May 7 together with 13 other minors in connection with an...
Father of 5 dies from cancer shortly after belated release from prison
Tacettin Başer, 58, a father of five, succumbed to cancer on Friday, two weeks after he was belatedly released from prison despite his deteriorating...
Turkey has removed 151 mayors on ‘terror charges’ since 2014: Interior Ministry
Ankara has ousted 151 mayors from office on accusations of terrorism in the last six years, replacing them with government-appointed bureaucrats, Turkish Minute reported...
CHP delegates reach signature threshold in bid for congress after court reinstates former leader
Delegates from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) reached the required number of signatures on Monday to convene an extraordinary congress, after a...
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Turkey’s Post-Coup Crackdown, 10 Years On: A Decade’s Legacy
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This report examines how the sweeping measures introduced in Turkey following the coup attempt of July 15, 2016 evolved over the next decade...
UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights Violations...
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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.
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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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Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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Sippenhaft, also known as...