Yakup Şimşek, brand marketing manager for Turkish critical daily, behind bars over a TV...
A veteran media professional has been jailed in Turkey for 430 days over a TV commercial that was designed to attract new subscribers to...
Asylum seeker jailed with 15-month-old baby after Switzerland returned her to Turkey
A woman who was seeking asylum in Switzerland but was deported to Turkey despite her lawyer’s warnings that she faced a high risk of...
Greece rescuing hundreds of migrants in strong winds off Crete
"The distress call said there are 400-500 people on board," a coastguard spokeswoman told AFP, adding that the operation was hampered by near gale-force...
One year on, new research uncovers Turkey’s coup bid staged by Erdoğan himself
Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) has published an updated version of last week’s damning report on Turkey’s failed coup bid that confirmed long-held suspicions...
Turkish authorities detain 247 people in mass crackdown on Gülen movement
Turkish authorities detained 247 individuals Tuesday morning over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement in police operations across multiple provinces, the TR724 news...
Dismissed police officer forced to work as deliveryman dies in traffic accident
Former police officer Hasan Önal (31), a victim of purges that followed a July 15, 2016 coup attempt in Turkey who was fired from...
Motion filed against pro-Kurdish HDP deputy in Turkish Parliament for alleged ‘terror propaganda’
A motion has been filed against pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Diyarbakır deputy Çağlar Demirel for allegedly disseminating “terrorist propaganda” by the Diyarbakır Chief...
Inmate on hunger strike in Turkish prison claims doctors falsified medical report
An inmate who started a hunger strike in December 2021 has claimed hospital doctors issued a false medical report for him, the Bianet news...
CoE calls on Turkey to release 3 journalists, cancel judicial control measures imposed on...
The Council of Europe (CoE) has called on the Turkish government to release several journalists arrested last week and to cancel the judicial control...
Twitter suspends account of closed-down pro-Kurdish newspaper
Social media company Twitter has suspended the account of Özgür Gündem, a pro-Kurdish daily that was closed down by a Turkish court in 2016...
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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.
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Weaponized Diplomacy: How Erdoğan Uses Turkish Missions for Transnational Repression
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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...