Turkey jails anti-gov’t preacher, wife and 33 others in financial crimes probe
A Turkish court has jailed outspoken Islamic cleric Alparslan Kuytul, his wife, Semra and 33 others pending trial in a financial crimes investigation targeting...
Turkish state fund reveals details of Can Dündar’s confiscated properties
Turkey’s Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) has revealed details of five properties confiscated from journalist living in exile Can Dündar, including their locations, rental...
Turkish police detain second lawyer for Islamic preacher critical of gov’t as investigation expands
Turkish police on Friday detained a second lawyer representing Islamic preacher and government critic Alparslan Kuytul as part of a growing investigation that has...
Turkey releases singer under travel ban in obscenity probe
A Turkish court on Friday released pop singer and songwriter Mabel Matiz under a travel ban after police detained him in an obscenity probe...
Turkey blocks X accounts of journalist, commentator and Kurdish-focused news agency
Turkish authorities have blocked access to the X accounts of journalist Fırat Fıstık, social media commentator Nasuh Bektaş and the Kurdish-focused Mezopotamya news agency...
Turkey blocks at least 12 Grok posts on national security grounds
Turkish courts have blocked access to at least 12 X posts by artificial intelligence chatbot Grok since February 2025 on national security and public...
China’s growing media influence is silencing Uyghur voices in Turkey: RSF
China’s growing influence in Turkey’s media landscape is making it increasingly difficult for Uyghur journalists and activists to draw attention to human rights abuses...
Turkish lawyers allege torture, harsh confinement of detainees jailed before NATO summit
A Turkish lawyers’ association says people jailed following a wave of arrests ahead of NATO’s July summit in Ankara have been beaten, kept apart...
Turkish nurse says she was fired after hair-braiding protest over killing of Kurdish woman...
A Turkish nurse who was acquitted of terrorism-related charges over a video showing her braiding her hair in solidarity with a Kurdish woman killed...
Turkish filmmakers accuse culture ministry of censorship over documentary funding repayment
Turkish filmmakers have accused the Culture and Tourism Ministry of censorship after it demanded that director Bingöl Elmas repay with interest government funding awarded...
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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 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...