Turkey’s court of appeals rules to reduce sentence of NASA scientist Gölge
US State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert announced in a press statement on Thursday that Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled to reduce a...
Turkish NGOs bring controversial April 16 referendum to ECtHR agenda
A group of Turkish NGOs, including the Turkish Union of Engineers and Architects’ Chambers (TMMOB), the Halkevleri (Community Centers) and the Alevi Pir Sultan...
Turkey’s ruling AKP rejects motion to investigate death of 2 soldiers due to hypothermia
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has rejected a parliamentary motion that sought to shed light on the deaths of two soldiers due...
2 children accompany mother in prison serving sentence on conviction of links to Gülen...
Zehre Gürsoy, a mother of four who was arrested on January 30 in the western Turkish province of Edirne to serve a sentence on...
Protesters fill streets in Turkey, defying crackdown
Thousands of protesters returned to the streets of İstanbul on Tuesday after a week of the biggest protests to hit Turkey in over a...
Int’l press organizations call on Turkey to stop punishing critical reporting ahead of elections
The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom along with 19 other press freedom, freedom of expression and human rights organizations has called on Turkey’s broadcasting...
Former teacher dismissed over Gülen links dies of cancer at 35
Güven Türkoğlu, a former teacher dismissed by an emergency decree over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, has died of cancer in the...
120 heavily armed police raid 15 houses to detain students suspected of Gülen links
Police armed with heavy weapons and drones raided the homes of 15 people – mainly university students -- in the southern Turkish province of...
Prominent academic returned to prison after heart procedure
Columnist for the now-closed Zaman daily and academic Mümtaz'er Türköne was sent back to prison on Saturday after doctors inserted a stent to open...
Israeli journalist detained while broadcasting live from İstanbul
Israeli journalist Ali Mograbi was detained on Monday on air in İstanbul while covering an Israeli couple held in custody by Turkish authorities, the...
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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...
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Sippenhaft, also known as...