New EU asylum rules could make it harder for Turkish applicants to win protection...
Turkish citizens seeking asylum in Europe may face tougher odds under new European Union migration rules that took effect Friday, even as Turkey continues...
ECtHR drops case on Turkey’s Roboski massacre due to late arrival of documents
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has dropped a case regarding the Uludere (Roboski) massacre, in which 34 people, mostly youngsters, were killed...
Lawyer rearrested days after release from prison in Turkey
Metin Can Yılmaz, a Turkish human rights lawyer who was sentenced to over 12 years in prison on alleged links to the faith-based Gülen...
More than 83 pct of Turkey’s post-coup purge victims can’t make ends meet: report
A recent report by the Justice for Victims Platform has revealed that more than 83 percent of victims of a massive purge of state...
Turkish gov’t uses TRT as a weapon to spread its censorship to YouTube: report
After taking full control of traditional media, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan began silencing dissenting voices on YouTube through Turkey's public broadcaster TRT, who...
Families of Sivas massacre victims take case to European court after 12-year top court...
Families of people killed when a mob set fire to a hotel in the central Turkish province of Sivas in 1993 have applied to...
Layoffs of Turkish media personalities continue after Doğan Media’s sale to pro-Erdoğan group
Three television personalities were dismissed on Monday in an ongoing shakeup that has followed the takeover of the Doğan Media Group by a businessman...
Report reveals overcrowding and poor living conditions in Turkish prisons
A recent visit by the Turkish Human Rights and Equality Institution (TİHEK) to Aydın Prison has revealed severe overcrowding and poor living conditions, highlighting...
Court acquits former military cadet sentenced to prison on terrorism charges
A former military cadet who was arrested in May to serve a seven year, six month sentence for links to the Gülen movement has...
Journalists face 158 years in prison over book about Erdoğan’s obstruction of justice: report
Turkish journalists Barış Terkoğlu and Barış Pehlivan, who co-authored a book investigating alleged obstruction of justice by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in high-profile...
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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.
Drawing on opinions of...
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Weaponized Diplomacy: How Erdoğan Uses Turkish Missions for Transnational Repression
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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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This report focuses on how the Turkish government, under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has used family punishment against his opponents.
Sippenhaft, also known as...