Prominent human rights activist acquitted in notorious ‘Büyükada Trials,’ marking the end of a...
Taner Kılıç, a human rights activist and the final defendant in the so-called “Büyükada Trials,” was acquitted on Tuesday, marking the end of a...
ECtHR faults Turkey for canceling 3 academics’ passports after 2016 coup
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights as well as...
Suppression of Kurdish language in Turkey is reflection of general intolerance towards Kurds: community...
The pressure on Kurds in Turkey to not speak their own language is a reflection of a general intolerance towards the Kurdish population, said...
Turkey’s İstanbul second least healthy city in the world
İstanbul was ranked the second least healthy city in the world among 89 cities surveyed for designated criteria in research conducted by home renting...
Turkish police detain 6 for ‘praising Gülen’ on social media
Turkish police have detained six people in western İzmir province for allegedly praising the late Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, a longtime foe of President...
IFRC warns of presence of asbestos and its impacts in Turkey’s quake zone
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has warned of the presence of asbestos in buildings affected by devastating earthquakes...
Turkish Foreign Ministry slams EP over call to add Grey Wolves to EU terrorist...
Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tanju Bilgiç has criticized the European Parliament (EP) for calling on the European Union and its member states to examine...
Turkish gov’t detains 11 military officers over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government on Friday detained 11 military officers who were dismissed by government decree under a now-ended state of emergency as part of...
İstanbul mayor testifies to prosecutors as part of ‘falsified’ degree probe
İstanbul’s popular Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who has recently faced multiple investigations, testified to prosecutors as part of a probe into allegations that he falsely...
Documentary reveals injustices of post-coup purge faced by Turkish judges, prosecutors
A documentary focusing on the injustices faced by nearly 5,000 judges and prosecutors in Turkey who were fired by government decrees in the aftermath...
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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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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...
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