Turkey orders blocking of access to jailed journalist’s YouTube channel
A Turkish court has ordered the blocking of access to the YouTube channel of journalist Fatih Altaylı, who is currently being held in prison,...
Veteran Turkish journalist Şahin Alpay: I was jailed for criticizing the AKP’s authoritarian drift
Turkish journalist Şahin Alpay in an interview on Friday linked his jailing after a coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016 to his...
Sweden rejects Turkey’s extradition request for journalist Abdullah Bozkurt
Sweden has rejected Turkey’s request to extradite journalist living in exile Abdullah Bozkurt, ruling that the accusations against him are not punishable under Swedish...
Turkish journalist briefly detained over alleged insult of city officials
Journalist and documentary producer Gökhan Mezarcı was briefly detained in Ankara on Friday on accusations of “insulting municipal officials,” the Mezopotamya news agency reported.
Mezarcı...
Indictment seeks up to 3 years in prison for journalist over remarks criticizing right-wing...
A Turkish prosecutor is seeking a prison sentence of up to three years for jailed journalist and author Enver Aysever, accusing him of “publicly...
Turkey’s disinformation law used to charge at least 83 journalists since 2022, data show
Turkey has charged at least 83 journalists a total of 114 times under its disinformation law since it took effect in October 2022, according...
Turkish court sentences journalist to more than 6 years on terrorism charges
A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced journalist Cihan Berk to six years, three months in prison on charges of membership in an armed terrorist...
Turkey gives presidential cybersecurity agency power to order internet measures before court review
Turkey has given a cybersecurity agency reporting directly to the presidency power to order internet and communications companies to carry out emergency measures before...
Turkey’s media watchdog asks Albanian counterpart to restrict Gülen documentary
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) head İlhan Yerlikaya has sent a letter to his Albanian counterpart to restrict a documentary titled “Love...
PURGE IN LAST 15 DAYS: 1257 detained, 264 jailed in Turkey over coup charges
A massive post-coup witch hunt campaign conducted by political Islamist AKP government to cleanse of Turkey’s state and other institutions has been continuing as...
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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...
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...