Demirtaş’s prison sentence for insulting Erdoğan upheld by appeals court
An appeals court has upheld a prison sentence of three-and-a-half years handed down to Selahattin Demirtaş, the jailed former co-leader of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’...
Wife of jailed former officer says husband can barely see or move, requests his...
The wife of a former staff colonel who was convicted on coup charges said her husband's heath had deteriorated to the point where he...
Discrimination against Roma in Turkey increased during the pandemic: report
A recent report drafted by Boğaziçi University researchers reveals that discrimination against the Roma community in Turkey increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The report, titled...
Ailing philanthropist dies amid calls for his immediate release from prison
Yusuf Bekmezci, a jailed 82-year-old businessman and philanthropist convicted of links to the Gülen movement, died on Saturday amid calls for his immediate release...
Lawyer says children of woman arrested on Gülen links ‘traumatized’
The lawyer of a woman arrested for alleged links to the Gülen movement said in an interview that her two children, aged 12 and...
114 people face detention over alleged Gülen links
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 114 people including former public servants who were removed from their jobs by government decrees due to...
Woman urges authorities to release her mother, detained for alleged links to the Gülen...
The daughter of a woman who on Thursday was detained for alleged links to the Gülen movement said on Twitter her mother was in...
Republicans slam NBA failure to support Kanter’s stance on China’s treatment of Uyghurs
A number of Republicans in the US Senate have expressed support for former Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter Freedom, an outspoken critic of human...
Court accepts indictment seeking life sentence for opposition politician on espionage charges
An indictment seeking a life sentence and an additional 35 years for defense analyst and Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) politician Metin Gürcan has...
Wife of critically ill prisoner urges authorities to release her husband before it’s too...
The wife of Ahmet Zeki Özkan, a 65-year-old man who was arrested last week to serve a sentence for conviction of links to the...
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Turkey's campaign of transnational repression against critics abroad continued throughout 2025. Since a coup attempt in July 2016, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s long arm...
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During the year Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continued to relentlessly pursue anyone with alleged links with the faith-based Gülen movement, which he described...
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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...