Turkish refugees attacked and pushed back from Greek shore by unidentified masked men
A group of Turkish asylum seekers claimed that following an attempt to cross the Turkish border via the Evros River in northeastern Greece on...
Children of political prisoners in Turkey cast as ‘potential criminals,’ new report finds
Children of political prisoners in Turkey are being treated as “potential criminals” and face widespread rights abuses, according to a new report published on...
Syrian refugee teen physically assaulted in southern Turkey
A 15-year-old Syrian refugee was brutally beaten by the family of a friend over a game dispute in the southern province of Gaziantep, the...
Family of inmate with late stage cancer urges authorities to release him before it’s...
The family of Yusuf Özmen, a stage 4 cancer patient who remains in prison despite a hospital report saying he is almost totally disabled,...
1 in 4 adults in Turkey subjects of prosecution in 2018
Over 13 million Turkish citizens, roughly 25 percent of the entire adult population, were the subjects of prosecution in 2018, amounting to an increase...
11-year-old’s talk of suicide after mother jailed underscores toll of Gülen-linked cases in Turkey
An 11‑year‑old in Turkey has begun saying he wants to kill himself since his mother’s recent detention over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen...
Concerns over mental health of police officers rise as 4 die by suicide in...
Four police officers have died by suicide so far this year, raising concerns over the mental well-being of members of the Turkish police force,...
Prison administration bans jailed Kurdish leader’s novel for ‘obscenity’
A prison administration in northwestern Turkey has refused to give a novel written by a jailed Kurdish politician to an inmate on the grounds...
Top court cancels regulation used to revoke passports of suspects’ spouses
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has abolished a controversial regulation that was used by Turkish authorities to revoke the passports of the spouses in some cases...
Turkey detains 12, including university students, over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities detained 12 people, including university students, on Wednesday over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run TRT Haber broadcaster reported.
As...
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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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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...