Turkey issued detention warrants for 176 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish authorities have over the past week ordered the detention of 176 people including teachers, doctors, academics, lawyers, active duty and dismissed military officers,...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 22 military officers over alleged Gülen links
Turkish government issued detention warrants for 22 military officers on Friday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting alleged members of...
Turkish court moves to block 3 popular news accounts on X
A Turkish court has ordered a block on access to three widely followed news accounts on the social media platform X, marking the latest...
Erdoğan denies rights reports, says not many journalists in prison
There are not as many journalists in Turkish jails as has been claimed by human rights advocates, and those journalists who are in prison...
Turkey sets clock back 10 years on women’s rights, says Amnesty International
Turkey has set the clock back 10 years on women's rights by withdrawing from the Istanbul Convention and has also set a “terrifying precedent,”...
Mass transport of judges to presidential palace casts doubt on judicial independence in Turkey
In a development that cast further doubt over the independence of the judiciary in Turkey, judges and prosecutors from one of the top courts...
Swedish journalist charged in Turkey risks 12 years in prison, employer says
A Swedish journalist arrested in Turkey in March has been charged with insulting the president and alleged terrorism offenses, facing up to 12 years...
Turkey issues arrest warrant for Die Welt journalist Yücel
A Turkish court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for Die Welt columnist Deniz Yücel, who is being tried in absentia on charges of...
Ex-MP says his release is a harbinger of freedom for all pro-Kurdish party members
Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, human rights defender and former lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), said his release from prison on Tuesday was...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 102 military officers over alleged links to Gülen...
The Turkish government on Monday issued detention warrants for 102 active duty and dismissed military officers as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt...
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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...