Hrant Dink Foundation: Jews, Syrians and Greeks main targets of hate speeches in Turkey
Hate speeches in Turkey have basically targeted Jews, Syrians and Greeks mostly in the period May-August period in 2017, according to a report released...
Former soldier missing for 8 days surfaces in police custody
A former Turkish soldier who was missing for eight days resurfaced in police custody in Ankara, after his wife was jailed during his absence,...
HRW: 7 civilians killed in Turkish military’s possible war crime in northern Iraq
Turkish military operations against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) that killed at least seven civilians in Iraq's Kurdistan region over the course of...
Turkish university launches inquiry into professor for ‘speaking to the press’
A private Turkish university on Monday launched a disciplinary inquiry into Veysel Ulusoy, a professor at its commercial sciences faculty as well as founder...
70 pct of 4,800 minors jailed in Turkey have not yet been sentenced
Approximately 4,800 minors in Turkey aged 12 to 18 are being held in juvenile detention facilities, of which some 70 percent have not been...
Turkish parliamentary committee approves bill tightening control of social media
The Turkish Parliament’s Justice Committee has approved a draft social media law that stipulates sanctions, including a prison sentence of up to three years,...
Germany rejects 5,040 Turkish asylum applications
Germany’s Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) has rejected the asylum applications of 5,040 Turkish citizens out of 8,547 applications made by Turkish...
Turkey’s school lessons on failed coup draw accusations of political indoctrination
A decade after a failed military coup in Turkey on July 15, 2016, some teachers and education critics accuse the government of using textbooks...
Turkish court denies release of former Kurdish mayor despite prosecutor’s request
A Turkish court has refused to release Ayşe Gökkan, a former mayor and prominent Kurdish women’s rights advocate, despite the prosecutor’s request for her...
Police officers sentenced to prison for extorting money from terrorism suspects
Four police officers working at the counterterrorism bureau of the Alanya Police Department have been sentenced to a total of 41 years in prison...
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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...
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...