Rejection of request for return of property violated church foundation’s rights: Turkey’s top court
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled in favor of the Hasköy Aya Paraskevi Church Foundation and said the General Directorate of Foundations’ rejection of its...
Turkish court sentences Kurdish journalist to prison over social media posts
A Turkish court has sentenced Kurdish journalist Serdar Altan to one-and-a-half years in prison on terrorism-related charges in a retrial of his case, the...
US concerned over Turkey’s S-400 purchase from Russia
Pentagon spokesman Johnny Michael said on Tuesday that the US has relayed its concerns to Turkish officials over the purchase of an S-400 air...
Turkish gov’t detains 9 people fleeing to Greece to escape persecution in Turkey
The Turkish government detained nine people in Edirne province on Thursday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of the...
Turkish gov’t detains 334 people over links to Gülen movement in past week
The Turkish government detained a total of 334 people last week (July 16-July 23) as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged...
Turkey has investigated more than 720,000, convicted 127,000 over alleged Gülen links since 2016...
In excess of 720,000 people have been investigated and more than 127,000 have been convicted in Turkey over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen...
‘No longer safe’ from earthquakes: fear of ‘Big One’ grips İstanbul
The helmet-topped engineer drove his pointy instrument into the concrete to test whether Durmuş Uygun’s building will crumble when the feared big quake finally...
Turkey remands Turkish-German journalist Tolu in prison over terrorism charges
Meşale Tolu, a Turkish-German journalist, went on trial for terrorism charges in Turkey on Wednesday, saying she was innocent and demanding her immediate release,...
Turkey issues detention warrants for 69 military students, gives life sentences for 9 military...
Detention warrants were issued by Ankara Chief Prosecutors' Office on Friday for 69 military students who were allegedly assigned duties during a controversial coup...
Turkish Atheism Association to close down due to pressure
Turkey’s first atheist nongovernmental organization is preparing to dissolve itself after being targeted by the pro-government media and due to pressure on its members,...
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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...
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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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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...