Turkey blocks union’s X account over posts commemorating executed student leaders
A Turkish court has ordered an access ban on the X account of the Education and Science Workers’ Union (Eğitim-İş), reportedly over posts commemorating...
Turkey blocks 26 X accounts of civil society group over ‘national security’ concerns
Turkey on Wednesday blocked a total of 26 X accounts linked to the left-wing People’s Houses Association, citing “national security” and “public order” concerns,...
Swedish journalist appears in Turkish court for second hearing on terrorism charge
A Turkish court on Thursday held the second hearing in the case against Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, who is standing trial on a charge...
Erdoğan sues main opposition leader after claim that Trump is threatening him over personal...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan filed a 500,000 lira ($11,600) defamation lawsuit against the leader of Turkey’s main opposition party after he alleged that...
Nearly 9 in 10 women in Turkey’s film industry report widespread harassment and unsafe...
Nearly nine in 10 women working in Turkey’s film industry say they have experienced harassment, violence, discrimination or other serious workplace violations, according to...
Erdoğan’s strongest rival says he can still win presidency from prison: report
İstanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s most prominent political challenger, has said his imprisonment will not prevent him from defeating the...
Former Turkish official detained ahead of trial after exposing corruption
A former Turkish official who exposed corruption at a state-run company operating under Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism was detained on Wednesday ahead...
Autopsy confirms violent head trauma in death of Turkish environmental journalist
An autopsy has found that Turkish journalist and environmental activist Hakan Tosun died from severe head trauma caused by violence, sustaining multiple fractures and...
Turkish court hands down longer prison sentence in retrial of Kurdish journalist
A court in southeastern Turkey on Wednesday sentenced Kurdish journalist Perihan Kaya to more than 18 months in prison on terrorism-related charges in a...
Turkey’s top appeals court overturns sentence of pregnant woman convicted over Gülen links
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has overturned the prison sentence of a pregnant woman jailed over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, citing...
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Turkey's political opposition faced intensifying pressure in 2025, with the judiciary emerging as the primary instrument for targeting dissenting voices. The most far-reaching measures...
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Throughout the year human rights organizations...
Turkey’s Transnational Repression: 2025 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.
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