Turkish opposition deputy: New judges and prosecutors selected from among AKP partisans
Barış Yarkadaş, a deputy from Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), has stated that newly appointed judges and prosecutors were selected from among...
Turkey detains 10 in Gülen probe, citing Signal activity
Turkish police on Tuesday detained 10 people accused of links to the faith-based Gülen movement in an investigation by Ankara prosecutors into alleged activity...
Actor-turned-opposition mayor jailed in expanding crackdown on CHP municipalities
A Turkish court has jailed Erdal Beşikçioğlu, an award-winning actor who became mayor of Ankara’s Etimesgut district, and 39 others pending trial in a...
486 suspects appear in court in Turkey’s largest coup trial
Turkey’s largest trial relating to a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016 began on Tuesday at the Ankara 4th High Criminal Court.
A total...
İstanbul’s former governor Mutlu sentenced to 3 years in prison over Gülen links
Turkish court on Friday sentenced former İstanbul governor Hüseyin Avni Mutlu to 3 years in prison and former police chief Hüseyin Çapkın to 2...
Turkish authorities release ailing 86-year-old Kurdish prisoner to house arrest over health concerns
Turkish authorities have released an 86-year-old Kurdish man to house arrest in southeastern Hakkari province due to serious health problems, the Mezopotamya News Agency reported.
Süleyman Sabri Mavi...
Turkey’s OHAL Commission rules in favor of only 1,900 out of 30,000 applicants dismissed...
The State of Emergency Procedures Investigation Commission (OHAL Commission) has examined the cases of 30,000 applicants who were dismissed by government decrees under a...
Gülen’s lawyers refute letter submitted to US court by Atilla’s lawyer hired by Turkish...
A letter submitted to a New York court that was allegedly written by US-based Turkish Muslim scholar Fethullah Gülen ordering judges in Turkey to...
Dutch court orders refugee protection for Turkish couple facing persecution over Gülen links
A Dutch court has overturned the rejection of asylum applications by a Turkish couple linked to the Gülen movement, ruling that they faced a...
LGBTI event at İstanbul University canceled over threats, 26 students briefly detained
A picnic scheduled to take place on the Beyazıt campus of İstanbul University as part of LGBTI Pride Week activities was canceled after it...
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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.
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...