Turkey records five femicides in two days
A total of five women were killed by their family members over the last two days, while another woman was stabbed and injured, the...
Former police officer jailed over alleged Gülen links dies 2 days before release
İzzet Odabaşoğlu, a former police officer imprisoned over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, died of a heart attack on Sunday at Sakarya...
Investigation launched into opposition deputy İslam over tweets allegedly ‘insulting’ Turkey
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into Felicity Party (SP) deputy Cihangir İslam on accusations of “insulting the Turkish nation,...
Turkish union leader jailed after speech supporting protesting workers
A Turkish court on Monday ordered the arrest of a labor union leader after a speech supporting protesting carpet factory workers, the Evrensel daily...
First hearing of 30 journalists to be held after 14 months of imprisonment in...
An İstanbul court on April 27 accepted a prosecutor’s indictment against 30 former Zaman Media Group employees, including editors, executives and prominent columnists over...
Member of pro-Kurdish HDP briefly detained for insulting Turkish president
Hüseyin Gökoğlu, a member of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), was briefly detained on Sunday for allegedly insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the...
Turkey deports 29-year-old Egyptian who faces death penalty at home
Turkish authorities in January deported a 29-year-old Egyptian engineer, Mohamed Abdelhafiz, who is reportedly a member of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, to his home country.
Abdelhafiz...
Turkish woman says police damaged property, frightened their children during house raid
A women identified only as Semiha tweeted on Tuesday night that police had raided her home to detain her husband, damaging their personal belongings...
Turkey’s YÖK instructs universities to take action against student boycott
Turkey’s Higher Education Board (YÖK) has sent a letter to universities instructing them to take necessary “administrative and legal” action against academics, administrative staff...
Turkey’s Justice Minister says over 4,000 judges and prosecutors dismissed since July 15 coup
Over 4,000 judges and prosecutors have been dismissed from the profession due to alleged membership, contact or affiliations with the Gülen movement, said Turkey's...
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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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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...