Turkish court sentences jailed Kurdish politician Demirtaş for insulting Erdoğan
A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced jailed Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş to one-and-a-half years in prison on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
According...
İstanbul phase of Turkey’s main coup trial adjourned until August
The trial of 24 people who are accused of leading a failed coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016 that is being held...
Top judicial board removes 5 prosecutors from jobs due to alleged Gülen links
Turkey’s Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has removed five prosecutors from their jobs due to their alleged links to the Gülen movement,...
Turkish prosecutors investigate journalists, quake victims’ relatives over criticism of court experts
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into six relatives of victims of earthquakes that struck southeastern Turkey in February 2023 and two journalists over...
227 more judges and prosecutors dismissed over alleged Gülen links
On Monday, 227 judges and prosecutors were discharged by the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) under the directives of Turkish government over...
Young Turkish teacher dies by suicide after losing teaching position in controversial hiring process
A young teacher in Turkey’s Giresun province died by suicide after being denied a teaching position despite a higher exam score, sparking renewed criticism...
PEN delegation not allowed to show solidarity with jailed authors in front of Silivri...
A large delegation of PEN International members was stopped on their way to Silivri Prison on Thursday where they wanted to deliver a message...
Turkish police blacklist 20 journalists for writing for online magazine
Turkish police have blacklisted 20 journalists for writing for an online magazine called Journalist Post, a periodical put out by journalists living in exile,...
Kurdish Red Crescent says civilians in Afrin under threat of massacre
Stating that 232 civilians, including 35 children and 29 women, have been killed and at least 668 civilians, among them some 90 children and 100...
Swiss Freethinkers bestows ‘Free Thought Award’ to jailed journalist, artist Zehra Doğan
Switzerland's Freethinkers, a nonprofit organisation for free thought, will bestow the Free Thought Award to jailed Kurdish journalist and artist Zehra Doğan, who has been kept in Diyarbakır...
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New report exposes widespread, systematic rights violations in Turkey’s crackdown on the Gülen movement
STOCKHOLM— The Stockholm Center for Freedom today released a new report, “UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey in 2025, a year marked by continued democratic...
Weaponized Diplomacy: How Erdoğan Uses Turkish Missions for Transnational Repression
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This report reveals how the Turkish government has transformed its embassies and consulates into instruments of repression over the past decade. Once seen...
The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge
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This report examines how children from families targeted in Turkey’s unprecedented post-coup purge have endured the devastating consequences of persecution, social exclusion and...
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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This report examines the surge of hate speech following the death of Fethullah Gülen, a US-based cleric whose followers have been systematically persecuted...
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...