Key coup suspect says he was threatened by armed men to support putsch in...
Brig. Gen. Hakan Evrim, a suspect in the July 15 coup attempt trial and commander of Akıncı Airbase, where Chief of General Staff Gen....
Erdoğan’s henchman Külünk allegedly gives order to Erdoğanist thugs to punish Germany’s Böhmermann
German media reported on Wednesday that Metin Külünk, a henchman of Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the ruling Justice and Development Party...
1,809,000 people affected by 332 curfews declared by Turkish gov’t in 3 years
The Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has declared at least 332 curfews in the predominantly Kurdish southeastern part of Turkey since...
55-year-old ailing inmate who completed prison sentence forced to serve 3 more months
Nesip Yapıcı, a 55-year-old ailing inmate who has been behind bars in Turkey for 12 and a half years, has been forced to serve...
4 Gülen followers detained while trying to flee Turkey
The authorities in northwest Turkey have detained four people allegedly affiliated with the Gülen movement who were reportedly attempting to flee to neighboring Greece,...
Fireworks factory owner seeks impunity often afforded for workplace accidents in Turkey
The owner of a fireworks factory where seven workers died in a 2020 explosion argued in court on Monday that he should not face...
BfV: MİT is after Turkish dissidents in Germany
Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) is collecting intelligence on Turkish dissidents and the outlawed the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Germany, according to the...
34 employees of government-seized Kaynak Holding jailed over alleged Gülen links
A total of 34 people, who were employees of Turkish business conglomerate Kaynak Holding which was seized in the wake of the controversial coup...
Turkish court rules on 2022 mine disaster, sparking outrage among victims’ families
A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced multiple defendants in connection with a 2022 mining disaster that killed 42 miners, ruling that they acted with...
Family of missing Syrian human rights activist says they feel unsafe in Turkey
The wife of Ahmed Katie, a Syrian human rights activist who went missing in İstanbul in late November, has announced that she and her...
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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...