Turkey bans Robbie Williams concert over safety concerns
Turkish authorities have banned a Robbie Williams concert scheduled for October 7 in İstanbul over “safety concerns” following several calls for protest, a source...
Father of former cadet serving life sentence calls for justice at İstanbul vigil
The father of a former military cadet serving a life sentence for allegedly participating in a 2016 coup attempt called for justice at a...
Turkey says 14 citizens held in Gaza flotilla raid could return via Jordan
The Turkish Foreign Ministry has said it expects the return of 14 more of its citizens detained by Israel after a flotilla attempting to...
Turkish police officer fired over alleged Gülen links critically injured in workplace accident
A former police officer dismissed by an emergency decree over alleged links to faith-based Gülen movement has been in intensive care for two months...
Doctor warns of risk of stroke for 75-year-old former media owner jailed over Gülen...
Alaeddin Kaya, a 75-year-old former media owner jailed over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, faces a risk of stroke and should be...
Turkish court keeps veteran journalist Fatih Altaylı in jail
A Turkish court on Thursday ordered veteran journalist Fatih Altaylı to remain in jail more than 100 days after his arrest on charges of...
20 women killed by men, 22 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in...
Twenty women were murdered by men in Turkey in September and another 22 died under suspicious circumstances, the We Will Stop Femicide Platform reported.
Of the...
Turkish court orders rearrest of celebrity manager a day after release
Less than 48 hours after her release, an İstanbul court ordered the rearrest of Ayşe Barım, a well-known manager of Turkish television stars, Turkish...
Turkish authorities detain 91 more people over alleged Gülen links: minister
Turkish authorities have detained 91 people and arrested 64 of them in an ongoing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya...
Turkish singer Mabel Matiz faces up to 3 years in prison over ‘obscene’ song...
Turkish prosecutors have filed an indictment seeking a prison sentence of up to three years for pop singer and songwriter Mabel Matiz on charges...
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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...
Women’s rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
The state of women’s rights in Turkey showed no meaningful improvement in 2025, as longstanding problems persisted and new challenges emerged. Femicides, institutional failures...
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...
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...