Social media restrictions persist in Turkey after police blockade of CHP İstanbul office
Access to social media and messaging platforms in Turkey remained severely restricted on Monday, more than 12 hours after police blockaded the İstanbul headquarters...
Turkey blocks exiled journalist Dündar’s YouTube channel over protest call
An İstanbul court has ordered a block on the YouTube channel of journalist living in exile Can Dündar, citing “national security and public order”...
Turkey blocks access to pro-Kurdish newspaper’s X account
Turkish authorities on Friday blocked access to the X account of the pro-Kurdish Yeni Yaşam daily, the newspaper reported.
This was the third ban on...
Turkish journalist faces up to 15 years on charges of insulting Erdoğan, officials
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office is seeking six to 15 years in prison for journalist Furkan Karabay on charges of “insulting the president,”...
Turkey to auction off popular döner chain seized over Gülen links
Turkey’s state-run Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) has announced the sale of Maydonoz Döner, one of the country’s largest fast-food chains, for a base...
One in three Turkish children goes to school malnourished as poverty deepens
One in three schoolchildren in Turkey goes to class lacking proper nutrition, a stark sign of worsening child poverty that advocacy groups say has...
Press groups condemn Turkey’s media regulator over TELE1 blackout
Press freedom groups on Thursday condemned Turkey’s broadcast regulator for ordering a five-day blackout of the independent TELE1 TV station, saying the decision reflects...
Council of Europe congress urges release of Turkish youth delegate after Ankara visit
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe on Friday urged Turkey to release Enes Hocaoğulları, a 23-year-old LGBTQ+ activist and its...
Turkey detains 41 in nationwide operations targeting Gülen movement
Forty-one people have been detained in nationwide operations in the past 10 days as part of a continuing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement,...
29 women murdered in Turkey in August, rights group reports
Twenty-nine women were murdered by men in Turkey in August, while another 28 were found dead under suspicious circumstances, according to a statement released...
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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...
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...