Dutch journalist filed complaint against threats from Turkey
A Dutch journalist of Turkish origin who has been targeted by threats originating from Turkey prompted authorities in the Netherlands to take security measures.
Basri...
Report: Turkish gov’t systematically torture jailed journalists from state-run TRT
Turkish journalist Cevheri Güven, who used to be the editor-in-chief of closed Nokta newsweekly in Turkey and now live in exile, has written in...
Pro-Erdoğan change in Cumhuriyet daily’s board leads to resignations
Following a shakeup in the board of directors of the Cumhuriyet Foundation, the owner of Turkey's opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper, in cooperation with the Turkish...
Former teacher arrested and sent to prison with 8-month-old baby while trying to flee...
Former teacher Büşra Çulha was arrested on Friday and sent to prison with her eight-month-old baby while trying to flee persecution in Turkey, the...
Turkey’s Ege University demands TL 338,860 from protesting students
Ege University in the western Turkish city of İzmir has demanded TL 338,860 ($70,000) from 38 students for damages they caused to a campus...
COMMENTARY — Iran might have listened in on Erdoğan-Trump talks
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The office of the Turkish presidency has shared a photo while Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was talking on the phone with US President...
Police officer responsible for death of 15-year-old Gezi victim identified
An expert report submitted during a hearing on Wednesday identified the police officer who had fired a tear gas canister that hit 15-year-old Berkin...
40 including head of catering company detained in Manisa food poisoning case
Forty people, including the general manager of a catering firm, have been detained in relation to the food poisoning of more than one thousand...
Insurer refuses to pay for damage to car because claimant was purged from state...
A Turkish insurance company has rejected a claim for damages sustained in an accident by one of its insureds on the grounds that the...
Swedish MP condemns Turkey for teen’s death, urges release of mother jailed over Gülen...
Swedish lawmaker Markus Wiechel has condemned Turkish authorities over the death of 15-year-old Sümeyra Gelir, whose mother remains imprisoned due to alleged links to...
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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...