Turkey’s Erdoğan says indictment against guards scandalous, US protecting Gülen movement
Turkey’s autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday called a recent US indictment against his bodyguards for violently attacking protesters in Washington, D.C., “scandalous,”...
Turkey’s Erdoğan likens Israeli violence against Palestinians to Nazis
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday accused Israel of "thuggery, violence and state terror," comparing the country's actions against Palestinians to Nazi persecution of...
Çavuşoğlu: Turkish gov’t could restart peace talks should PKK lay down arms
Turkish government expects the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to lay down weapons, a primary condition for any revival of the previously failed peace...
UN expresses grave concern over Myanmar, Thai deportation of Sökmen to Turkey
The United Nations expressed grave concern on Saturday over the deportation by Myanmar and Thailand of a Turkish national Muhammet Furkan Sökmen over alleged...
Turkey’s Director of Religious Affairs targets Gülen movement supporters in Bosnia
Mehmet Görmez, the director of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet), has targeted Gülen movement followers in Bosnia, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency reported on...
Greek and Turkish hackers trade retaliatory cyberattacks
Brazen cyberattacks are straining relations between Greece and Turkey, two nations with a considerable shared past and history of tense ties, with Greek experts...
HRW: Chemical castration for those convicted of sex offences would violate human rights
Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated on Tuesday that the Turkish government's plan to implement chemical castration for those convicted of sex offences against children would...
Psychotherapist tries to get recognition for ‘FETÖ Syndrome’ for widespread Gülenophobia in Turkey
Çağatay Öztürk, a Turkish psychotherapist, has talked to Turkey's Sözcü daily about a spreading psychological complication in the country, which he defined as the...
Memorial to victims of Ankara terrorist attack vandalized, painted gray by city
The October 10 Memorial, which was erected in commemoration of the 103 victims of a 2015 terrorist attack in Ankara, was painted gray by...
Report claims PKK militant captured alive, tortured and executed by Turkish soldiers
Pro-Kurdish media outlets have claimed that a militant from the ranks of the outlawed armed Peoples’ Defence Forces (HPG), which is an offspring of the...
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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...
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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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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...