Turkey has displayed ‘fully authoritarian backsliding’ rather than membership progress, EU rapporteur says
Nacho Sanchez Amor, the European Parliament’s Turkey rapporteur, said Wednesday that what Turkey has demonstrated rather than progress in its EU membership bid is...
The police officer who thwarted coup plotters detained in sick bed
A 34-year old police officer who intervened into the advance of army tanks in Turkish capital and helped push putschist back on the day...
RTÜK: 70 radio and TV channels gagged under the rule of emergency in Turkey
The High Commission of Radio and Television (RTÜK), Turkey’s state broadcasting watchdog, said 33 television channels and 37 radio stations belonging to 54 different media companies...
NGO report documents nearly 4,000 rights violations in east and southeast Turkey in first...
A regional branch of the Human Rights Association (İHD) has released a midyear report on the human rights situation in Turkey’s eastern and southeastern...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 87 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government issued detention warrants for 87 people across Turkey on Friday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members...
Turkey cancels PACE member’s visit following downgrade of status
The Turkish government has canceled a visit to the country by Bernd Fabritius, a German lawmaker from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of...
Turkish court rules to keep student in jail for protesting gov’t at Gezi victim...
An İstanbul court on Wednesday decided for a continuation of the imprisonment of Berkay Ustabaş, a student and secretary-general of the Revolutionary Youth Associations...
Radio & Television Supreme Council begins supervision of Internet broadcasting in Turkey
A newly passed regulation authorizing Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) to exercise vast powers over online streaming services took effect as of...
Freedom House reports Turkey fails in Internet freedom over past year
Turkey's restrictive Internet policy and digital surveillance continued to grow last year, with Turkey scoring 66 out of 100 on Internet freedom, according to...
Turkish police fire tear gas to break up Women’s Day march in İstanbul
Riot police in İstanbul fired tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse thousands of demonstrators who tried to march along the city’s main pedestrian...
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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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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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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...