EU lawmakers file 762 amendments to Turkey report ahead of June vote, citing rights...
European Parliament lawmakers have filed 762 amendments to a draft report on Turkey, highlighting concerns over human rights, the rule of law and democratic...
Imprisoned HDP leader Demirtaş sues Turkish Interior Minister in libel case
Jailed co-leader of Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtas filed a libel lawsuit against the Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu over the...
Armed attack in central Turkey leaves journalist injured
Journalist Azim Deniz was shot in the abdomen and leg by an unidentified gunman in the central Turkish province of Kayseri, Turkish media reported...
Document proves opposition claims of gov’t agency retrieving personal data of Internet users
A document revealed on the Medyascope news website has proven opposition claims that Turkey’s Telecommunications Authority (BTK), operating under the Ministry of Transport and...
Germany denies Turkey’s judicial assistance request in Kurdish singer and activist Ferhat Tunç’s case
Official correspondence from Turkey’s consulate general in Frankfurt to the Justice Ministry in Ankara has revealed that a German prosecutor denied a request for...
Irregular migrant found dead off coast of western Turkey: report
The body of one of two irregular migrants who were reported missing after their rubber dinghy sank off the coast of Çesme in Turkey’s...
Turkish prosecutors ordered detention of 94 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish prosecutors have over the past week ordered the detention of 94 people including active duty military and police officers due to alleged links...
Kurdish journalist indicted in Turkey over news reports, social media posts
Turkish prosecutors have indicted journalist Nedim Oruç from the pro-Kurdish Ajansa Welat news agency on terrorism-related charges over his reporting and social media posts,...
Death of dismissed teacher highlights hardships faced by victims of a post-coup purge in...
The death of a dismissed teacher in Ankara has drawn renewed attention to the hardships faced by individuals and families affected by a sweeping...
HDP lawmaker asks parliament’s Human Right Committee to investigate claims of mistreatment in Elazığ...
Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu requested yesterday that the Turkish Parliament’s Human Rights Committee investigate claims of mistreatment and torture in...
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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...