17 int’l press freedom bodies write open letter to future Turkish president
Seventeen international organizations defending freedom of expression and the press published a joint letter on Wednesday on the Index of Censorship website addressing all...
Rights groups urge Turkey’s parliament to reject espionage amendment
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) have called on Turkey’s parliament to reject a proposed legislative amendment that could...
Mother of child suffering from bone cancer serving sentence on conviction of Gülen links
Gülten Sayın, the mother of 6-year-old Yusuf Kerim Sayın, who is suffering from a type of bone cancer, was arrested on December 16 to...
286 detained over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish authorities have detained of a total of 286 suspects in a week, part of a relentless witch-hunt against the Gülen movement, according to...
Turkey targeted 2.2 mln over alleged Gülen links, opened no investigations into 1.5 mln
A total of 2,282,069 people have come under scrutiny in Turkey over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement since a failed coup in...
Turkish President Erdoğan’s spokesman tells US congressman to ‘shut up’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s spokesperson has slammed a US congressman who urged on social media no congratulations for Erdoğan’s June 24 election win,...
Turkish gov’t tightens its grip on opposition mayors over alleged irregular spending, unpaid debts
In yet another example of growing government pressure on opposition-run municipalities in Turkey, Turkish prosecutors have launched investigations of three municipalities run by main...
President Erdoğan says Turkish media freer today than in previous decades
Turkish media is freer today than in the ’70s, ’80s or ’90s, Turkish president and head of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)...
Large percentage of women do not feel safe alone at night, says TurkStat report
A total of 27.3 percent of women living in Turkey do not feel safe on the street at night, according to a 2020 report...
Dutch court orders refugee protection for Turkish couple facing persecution over Gülen links
A Dutch court has overturned the rejection of asylum applications by a Turkish couple linked to the Gülen movement, ruling that they faced a...
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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...
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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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Throughout the year Turkey continued...
Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech in...
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Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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Sippenhaft, also known as...