Turkey blocks thousands of social media accounts over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish authorities have blocked access to 3,679 social media accounts they allege were connected to the faith-based Gülen movement during a seven-month digital enforcement...
Turkey’s Erdoğan argues with journalism student over press freedom question
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday argued with a student of journalism who asked him a question about the state of freedom of...
Documentary on Turkey’s post-coup purge victims banned again for being ‘provocative’
The governor’s office in the southern Turkish province of Antalya has banned a documentary depicting the plight of victims of a post-coup purge in...
44,675 investigated for insulting Turkish president since 2014: opposition MP
A total of 44,675 investigations have been launched by Turkish prosecutors into individuals on allegations of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan since his election...
Turkish prosecutor orders detention of 292 military officers and cadets over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities have ordered the detention of 292 active duty and former military officers and cadets due to their alleged links to the Gülen...
Ailing 86-year-old hospitalized after delayed release from prison
Halil Karakoç, an 86-year-old retired imam who spent more than five years in prison over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement and was...
Report: HDP targeted by 57 attacks, 208 members detained, 16 jailed ahead of polls...
Two hundred eight members of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) have been detained, 16 HDP members have been jailed and various party offices...
Shelter in municipality run by Erdoğan’s party accused of mass killing of stray animals
An animal shelter in northwestern Turkey run by a Justice and Development Party (AKP) municipality has come under fire due to allegations of the...
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals declines to uphold 9-year sentence for former mayor
The 16th Criminal Chamber of Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has declined to uphold a prison sentence of nine years, four months and 15...
European lawmakers stand with prominent human rights activist Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu
A group of European lawmakers, academics and activists expressed solidarity with human rights defender and Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu and...
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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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The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge
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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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Sippenhaft, also known as...