Turkish university students jailed over alleged Gülen links still awaiting indictment 3 months on
Thirty-six people, most of them university students, are still in pretrial detention three months after they were jailed in western Turkey over alleged links...
Turkey arrests teacher over ByLock use despite ECtHR judgment
Turkish authorities have arrested former teacher Güler Çetinkaya due to her alleged use of the ByLock mobile messaging app despite a landmark European Court...
Helin Bölek, member of Turkish band Grup Yorum, dies on death fast
Helin Bölek, a member of the Turkish leftist band Grup Yorum who has been on a death fast for 288 days, died on April...
Pilgrims vow to vote ‘yes’ in referendum, curses at Gulenists at Kaaba
Newly emerged video footage shows the moment a group of Umrah pilgrims from Turkey publicly vows to vote ‘yes’ in a referendum on proposed constitutional...
Kurdish film director briefly detained for ‘terrorist propaganda’
Kurdish film director Kazım Öz was briefly detained in İstanbul on Wednesday as part of an investigation into his 2017 film “Zer,” which authorities...
AKP deputy chairman sues opposition leader for $42K over claims of corruption
Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Deputy Chairman Nurettin Canikli, a former minister, has filed a lawsuit against main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP)...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 85, detains dozens of military personnel over alleged...
The chief public prosecutor’s office in central Kayseri province issued detention warrants for 85 military personnel on Tuesday as part of the Turkish government's...
Turkish singer’s charity AHBAP faces increasing gov’t pressure as its popularity grows
Turkish rock singer and public figure Haluk Levent’s non-profit organization, which has won the support and trust of millions in Turkey and around the...
‘Greek authorities need to know they are sending us back to prison,’ say Turkish...
"Greek authorities have to realize that by pushing us back to Turkey, they are sending us to prison," said S., who was sent back...
The number of jailed journalists in Turkey reaches to 200
Stockholm Center for Freedom, an advocacy group that monitors rights violations in Turkey, has updated its mammoth list of jailed journalists in Turkey which...
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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.
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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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Sippenhaft, also known as...