US senators directly tie ‘hostage-taking’ of Pastor Brunson to Turkish President Erdoğan
US senators Jeanne Shaheen and James Lankford, who serve on the US Senate's Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs, have accused Turkish...
Turkish court rules for continuation of Kurdish leader Demirtaş’s incarceration
The Ankara 19th High Criminal Court on Thursday ruled for a continuation of the detention of jailed Kurdish political leader Selahattin Demirtaş, the T24...
45 jurists dismissed and 3 judges, who released 21 journalists, suspended over Gülen links
Forty five judges and prosecutors have been dismissed while three judges who have decided to release 21 jailed journalists on Friday, have been suspended by...
Turkish court sentences former rector, vice rector to prison over Gülen links
A Turkish court on Thursday handed down prison sentences to a former university rector and a former vice rector on charges of membership in...
Dismissed teacher’s wife recounts hardship, family rift after Turkey’s post-coup crackdown
The wife of a teacher dismissed by an emergency decree after a failed coup in Turkey in 2016 has described years of economic hardship,...
Turkey’s prison population increases by 14,000 in 50 days, reaching 416,927
Turkey’s prison population has risen by nearly 14,000 in just 50 days, reaching 416,927 as of June 2, a figure that now exceeds the...
Erdoğan to discuss ex-minister’s case in US with Trump during UN meeting
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Friday night that he would meet with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, on Sept. 21 on...
Pro-Erdoğan foundation has received over €700,000 in EU funds since 2020
The Turkey Youth Foundation (TÜGVA), an organization close to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) government, has received more than 700,000...
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...
Coal mine collapse in northwestern Turkey traps miners for 11 hours
Two coal mine workers were trapped for 11 hours in a collapsed mine on Sunday in northwestern Turkey’s Zonguldak province, the Bianet news website reported.
Twenty-six-year-old...
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The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge
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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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Sippenhaft, also known as...