Purge victim teacher whose husband is in prison takes own life in Denizli
Canan D., one of the thousands of teachers who were fired by the Turkish government due to their alleged links to the Gülen movement,...
EFJ, IFJ express strong concern about judicial harassment of journalists in Turkey
The European and International Federations of Journalists (EFJ-IFJ) in a statement on Wednesday expressed strong concerns about the judicial harassment in Turkey against journalists...
16 detained for ByLock use, Bank Asya transactions
Turkish police on Friday detained 16 people as part of an operation targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement due to their use of...
Report: Two Turkish nationals, abducted from plane in Kazakhstan, returned to Turkey
Enver Kılıç and Zabit Kişi, the two Turkish nationals who were abducted from a plane in Kazakhstan in mid-September turn out to have been...
4 female journalists under arrest in southeastern Turkey stage hunger strike in protest of...
Four female journalists who were arrested in June have gone on a hunger strike to draw attention to rights violations in Turkish prisons, the...
Turkey hasn’t shown much improvement in human rights within past year: EP rapporteur
Nacho Sánchez Amor, an MEP from the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) and the European Parliament’s Turkey rapporteur, said there hasn’t been...
CPJ urges Turkey to free journalist after conviction for ‘threatening’ Erdoğan
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Monday called on Turkish authorities to release veteran journalist Fatih Altaylı pending his appeal after a court sentenced...
Turkish authorities deny parole to ailing inmate for fourth time
Turkish authorities have denied the release of an ailing inmate for the fourth time, despite his eligibility for parole, the Artı Gerçek news website...
Turkish gov’t prosecutes 285 people over social media posts in a week
The Turkish government has investigated 349 social media accounts and taken legal action against 285 users over the last week (Sept.24-Oct.1) on accusations of...
Turkish gov’t prosecutes 292 people over social media posts in a week
The Turkish government has investigated 402 social media accounts and taken legal action against 292 users over the last week (Aug. 6-Aug. 13) on...
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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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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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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...