German press association urges Turkey to investigate Kurdish journalists’ death in Turkish drone strike
The German Association of Journalists (DJV) has called on the Turkish government to clarify the circumstances surrounding the deaths of two Kurdish journalists in...
Twitter back online in Turkey after restrictions: report
Twitter was blocked for at least 12 hours on major Turkish mobile providers in an outage that ended early Thursday, following a flurry of...
Greece accuses Turkey of provocation by pushing migrant boats into its territorial waters: report
Greek Migration Minister Notis Mitarachi on Friday accused Turkey of trying to provoke his country by attempting to push boats carrying migrants into Greek...
Detention warrants issued for 30 military personnel in Turkey on anniversary of coup attempt
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Sunday issued detention warrants for 30 military members who were recently dismissed by a government decree as...
Turkish lawyer reveals illegal police surveillance of former prisoner
A Turkish lawyer has claimed that the police have been illegally monitoring the daily activities of a former inmate who had previously been imprisoned...
33,000 buildings severely damaged in earthquake zone in Turkey: ministry
The Turkish Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate announced on Tuesday that 33,143 buildings in 13 provinces were severely damaged by last week’s earthquake...
Turkey’s top court annuls state of emergency decree that closed down media outlets
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has canceled an article of a government decree issued in the aftermath of a failed coup in July 2016 that led...
Turkish court orders opposition leader to pay $74,000 in damages to President Erdoğan
An İstanbul court on Wednesday ordered Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu to pay TL 359,000 ($74,000) in non-pecuniary damages...
Torture and intimidation in a Turkish detention center: Former detainee shares details of harrowing...
Hayati Uysal, a 29-year-old Turkish man who was imprisoned for alleged links to the Gülen movement, has shared his harrowing account of torture in detention that...
6.4 earthquake jolts southern Turkish province of Hatay
A magnitude-6.4 earthquake hit the southern Turkish province of Hatay on Monday evening, two weeks after the city was struck by two powerful earthquakes...
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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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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...
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...