Turkey’s Erdoğan threatens US forces in Syria with ‘Ottoman slap’
"The US’s decision to give more financial support to Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) will affect Turkey’s decisions,” said Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
Turkish authorities fire transgender doctor for ‘corrupting public morals’
The Turkish Health Ministry dismissed a transexual doctor from her job at a public hospital on Monday, saying her social media posts were corrupting...
Turkish authorities detain 62 over alleged Gülen links in latest crackdown
Turkish authorities have detained 62 people across the country over the past two weeks as part of a continuing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen...
Jailed media executive’s son kept in custody for 3 days for receiving donation from...
The son of a media executive who has been jailed since 2014 was held in police custody for three days after he was detained...
Turkey blocks EngelliWeb X account that documents internet censorship
Turkish authorities have ordered access blocked to the X account of EngelliWeb, a project that tracks and documents online censorship in Turkey, as restrictions...
Turkish court convicts Kurdish journalist of disseminating terrorist propaganda
A Turkish court on Monday convicted Kurdish journalist Hayri Demir of disseminating terrorist propaganda through his reporting, the Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA)...
7 billion euro pledge sends message that quake survivors in Turkey, Syria not alone:...
A pledge of 7 billion euros in assistance sends the message to people affected by devastating earthquakes in Turkey in early February that they...
Austrian Chancellor Kurz receives death threats after targeted by Turkey’s Erdoğan
Austrian security forces have gone on full alert after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan personally targeted Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, who ordered the closing...
Journalist indicted for insulting Erdoğan in reports, social media posts
Turkish prosecutors have indicted journalist Mehmet Murat Yıldırım on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in his reporting and social media posts, the...
46 detained in operations targeting alleged Gülen followers in TSK
Turkish police on Friday detained 46 people as part of an operation targeting alleged followers of the Gülen movement in the Turkish Armed Forces...
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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.
Drawing on opinions of...
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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...