Turkey signals first legal steps for PKK peace as Kurdish leader urges trust-building moves
Turkey is discussing a temporary law to manage the next phase of a renewed peace effort with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), as veteran...
Former TRT announcer detained as tries to flee from Turkey
Former TRT announcer Hamza Günerigök has been detained as he was trying to flee from Turkey to Greece in illegal ways. The government has...
Amnesty calls on Turkey to end media crackdown, release jailed journalists
Human rights advocacy group Amnesty International has called on Turkish authorities to put an end to an ongoing media crackdown in the country and...
30 detained over support to Turkey’s post-coup hunger strikers
At least 30 people detained after police intervention into a group, gathered to read a press statement in solidarity with Kemal Gün, Nuriye Gülmen and...
Police officer seen harassing a female protestor in Ankara
A university student who was detained for participating in a protest organized by Solidarity Association of Prisoners Families (TAYAD) in Ankara on Saturday was...
Former teacher fired in post-coup purge dies as result of workplace accident
A former teacher, who had been fired from his position by government decree, died on Nov. 21 following a workplace accident, the Kronos news...
Turks file more than 2.6 mln complaints with Turkish presidency in 3 years
A senior government official has stated that Turkish citizens have filed 2,671,976 complaints with the Presidential Communications Center (CİMER) in three years, Turkish Minute...
Secret report reveals Turkish police and intelligence have unrestricted access to citizens’ private data
A confidential document obtained by Nordic Monitor shows that Turkish law enforcement and intelligence agencies have sweeping access to citizens’ private travel, accommodation and...
11 lawyers face prison for criticizing top imam over LGBT statement
The head of the Ankara Bar Association and 10 members of the association’s executive board face up to two years in prison due to...
Turkish social media users express outrage over mob attack on Syrians in Istanbul
Turkish social media users expressed outrage over a mob attacking the properties of Syrian refugees in İstanbul's Esenyurt district yesterday evening with the hashtag...
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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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This report analyzes UN findings on Turkey’s post-2016 counterterrorism measures targeting people with alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement.
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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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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...