Former HDP mayor of Diyarbakır acquitted of terrorist propaganda charges
Adnan Selçuk Mızraklı, the former mayor of southeastern Diyarbakır province from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), was acquitted of charges of disseminating terrorist propaganda,...
Criticizing election board’s decision on Erdoğan’s candidacy prompts probes
Investigations have been launched into social media users who criticized Turkey’s election authority over its recent decision that there is no legal obstacle to...
Turkey detains main opposition party mayor over alleged links to PKK
Ahmet Özer, the mayor of İstanbul’s Esenyurt district from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), was detained at his home in an early...
Tap water in Hatay still unsafe to drink 8 months after Turkey’s devastating earthquakes
An analysis conducted by healthcare and professional organizations has shown that tap water in Hatay, one of the areas hardest hit by two powerful...
Turkish prosecutors launch probe into opposition TV channel over subtitle error involving President Erdoğan
Turkish prosecutors have initiated a criminal investigation into pro-opposition broadcaster TELE1 following a subtitle error that appeared to equate President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with...
1,182 inmates petitioned İHD about rights violations in Turkey’s prisons in 2020
The Ankara-based Human Rights Association (İHD) received petitions from a total of 1,182 inmates in 2020 in which they complained about the rights violations...
European Union expresses concern about detention of Amnesty’s Kılıç
The European Union on Thursday expressed concern about the recent detention of Taner Kılıç, the chair of Amnesty International Turkey, as part of a...
130 people detained, arrest warrants issued for 72 academics in anti-Gülen witch hunt in...
A total of 130 individuals were detained in police operations that targeted the alleged followers of the faith-based Gülen movement, as detention warrants were issued...
Lawyers taking murder case of Kurdish rights lawyer to top court after appeals court...
Lawyers representing the family of slain Kurdish human rights lawyer Tahir Elçi are taking his case to Turkey’s Constitutional Court after a regional appeals...
Turkey marks anniversary of deadly hotel fire amid calls for justice
Families and residents gathered in freezing temperatures early Wednesday to commemorate the 78 people who died in a hotel fire in northwestern Turkey a...
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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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Sippenhaft, also known as...