Newspaper removes op-ed claiming Turkey asked US to halt Halkbank probes in exchange for...
The pro-government Hürriyet daily on Saturday removed from its website a column claiming that two separate investigations targeting Turkey’s Halkbank are being conducted in...
Exiled novelist Aslı Erdoğan: Turkey has a fascist regime like 1930s Germany
Turkish novelist Aslı Erdoğan, living in exile in Germany as she risks a life sentence on terror charges at home, thinks the writing is...
German FM says 54 German citizens denied entry to Turkey this year
The German Foreign Ministry has announced that 54 German citizen were denied entry to Turkish territory in the first seven months of the year,...
IFEX launches campaign encouraging people to share Erdoğan cartoon
IFEX, a global human rights network of organisations defending the right to freedom of expression and information, has launched a campaign encouraging people to share...
Turkish gov’t prosecutes 261 people over social media posts in a week
The Turkish government has investigated 333 social media accounts and taken legal action against 261 users over the last week (July 30-August 6) on...
Turkish gov’t detains 334 people over links to Gülen movement in past week
The Turkish government detained a total of 334 people last week (July 30-August 6) as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged...
COMMENTARY — NATO faces serious risks with purges in Turkey’s military
By Abdullah Bozkurt
NATO allies, especially Greece, must be alarmed by recent promotions of neo-nationalists in the Turkish military with the approval of President Recep...
Turkish teacher Gökhan Açıkkolu, tortured to death in police custody, would be acquitted if...
Forty-two-year-old Turkish teacher Gökhan Açıkkollu, who was tortured to death under police custody in the wake of a controversial military coup attempt on July 15, 2016...
Deteriorating health of detainees in Turkish prisons highlighted in human rights report
According to data provided by Turkey’s Human Rights Association (İHD), there are at least 1,154 ailing inmates, 402 of whom have serious ailments, in...
Turkish gov’t purges 40,000 military personnel over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has dismissed over 40,000 military personnel from NATO's 2nd biggest army, including officers from the...
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Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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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...