Woman arrested to serve sentence for conviction of Gülen links, leaving children to the...
A mother of three on Sunday was arrested to serve a sentence for conviction of links to the Gülen movement, leaving her children to...
Khashoggi fiancee urges Turkey to insist on justice despite Saudi thaw
Turkey must keep insisting on justice for slain Riyadh critic Jamal Khashoggi even as ties with Saudi Arabia improve, his Turkish fiancée told AFP...
Jailed Turkish visual journalist’s drawings on display at Minnesota art museum
“Dark White,” an exhibition of 40 works of art by visual journalist Fevzi Yazıcı that were created mostly in prison as he has been...
3 int’l news outlets in Turkey face ban as deadline set by media watchdog...
Three international online news outlets operating in Turkey are facing an access ban as they have not applied for broadcasting licenses as demanded by...
YouTube journalist and his crew attacked during street interview in Antalya
Arif Kocabıyık, a journalist known for his candid street interviews, and the crew of his İlave TV YouTube channel were attacked by a group...
Turkish Interior Ministry introduces new plan to set ‘migrant quota’ in cities
Turkish Deputy Interior Minister Ismail Çataklı on Wednesday said a quota for migrants had been introduced in 16 cities to make sure non-Turkish residents...
Wife of imprisoned former teacher says husband is chronically ill, calls on authorities to...
The wife of an imprisoned former teacher in a letter to Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu said her husband suffered from...
CoE, Turkey have until April 19 to comment in infringement procedure over Kavala case
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has said in a press release that the Committee of Ministers –- the executive organ of the...
Erdoğan aide says ‘age of inequality is over’ about US criticism of media ban
An aide to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has slammed a statement from a US State Department official who criticized a recent move by...
Family of Gülistan Doku battered by police and detained in front of Justice Ministry
The family of Gülistan Doku, a young Kurdish woman who went missing on January 5, 2020, was battered by the police yesterday and detained...
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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...
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...