4 MEPs call for urgent release of university students arrested over Boğaziçi protests
Four members of the European Parliament have demanded that two students from İstanbul’s Boğaziçi University arrested for participating in protests be released immediately, according...
IFEX calls for int’l action for pro-Kurdish human rights lawyer Keskin
The global network for defending and promoting free expression (IFEX) made an urgent call on Thursday for international action to prevent a lengthy time in...
German Left Party says 16 activists, journalists detained in Turkey, calls for their release
Germany’s Left Party (Die Linke) said on Wednesday that Turkish police had detained a delegation of 16 German activists and journalists in southeastern Turkey...
Kosovar officials involved in illegal deportation of Turkish teachers face 5 years in prison
Three Kosovar officials involved in the illegal deportation of six Turkish teachers to Turkey on March 29, 2018 face five-year prison sentences in a...
Turkish police confiscate Islamic books, Bible as terror evidence
A number Islamic books by Turkish-Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, a Bible and some other religious publications including the one on Jesus Christ have been...
Turkey withdraws from the UN Climate Conference after disagreement
Turkish committee left the 23rd United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany, after its proposals were rejected, Habertürk reported on Sunday.
According to...
Turkey’s AKP slams US trial: New York court ‘Zionist,’ Zarrab a ‘CIA agent’
As Turkish-Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab revealed his tactics and accomplices in the Turkish government in violating US sanctions on Iran in a New...
Turkish gov’t detains 10,472 people over alleged links to Gülen movement in last four...
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that 489 people have been detained in the past week (April 23-April 30) due to alleged links...
Turkey has lowest score in 10 years in 2022 corruption index: Transparency International
Turkey has taken five steps back and was ranked 101st among 180 countries with a score of 36 out of 100, the lowest in...
Sweden blocks extradition of journalist sought by Erdoğan
Sweden’s Supreme Court on Monday blocked the extradition of a Turkish journalist in exile, a key demand by Ankara to ratify Stockholm’s NATO membership,...
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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...