Turkish gov’t slams US over its annual report on religious freedom
The Turkish government slammed a US report on international religious freedom on Wednesday, describing its section on Turkey as "baseless claims."
The US State Department...
TURKEY PURGE IN PAST 30 DAYS: 2125 detained, 580 jailed, 9,103 suspended, 3,974 dismissed...
A huge cleansing of Turkey’s state and other institutions has been continuing as people from all walks of life find themselves being hunted down...
Former governor Kürklü detained by Turkish gov’t over alleged links to Gülen movement
Former Burdur Governor Hasan Kürklü, who was suspended from his duty in the aftermath of a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016, was...
Turkish police break man’s arm while detaining 47 protesters in Ankara
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Turkish police on Sunday detained 47 people including 22 women in Ankara protesting the arrest of Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, two dismissed educators...
Religious rights of Erdem, a jailed opposition politician, denied by Turkish authorities
Eren Erdem, a former deputy of Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has been denied his right to a visit from a cleric...
Syrian activist, journalist daughter murdered in İstanbul
Syrian opposition activist Orouba Barakat and her 22-year-old journalist daughter, Halla Barakat, were found early Friday morning with their throats slashed in their İstanbul’...
PEW survey shows restrictions on religion rise in Turkey under Erdoğan regime
The restrictions on religion and social hostilities involving religion increased in 2015 for the first time in three years, according to Pew Research Center’s...
Washington police release video of 8 more Erdoğan bodyguards wanted for attack
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The Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department released a video on Saturday of eight more “persons of interest” believed to be in Turkey's autocratic President...
Turkish police suggested to use ‘German model’ to identify sympathisers of Gülen movement
The Turkish National Police Academy has published a new report that offers a comprehensive road map to fight against the alleged members of the Gülen...
Erdoğan calls on Turks in Europe to defy ‘grandchildren of Nazism’
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has called on Turkish voters in Europe on Monday to defy the “grandchildren of Nazism” and back a...
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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...
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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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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...