Turkish court sends 25-day-old Vedat Akif to prison together with his mother
Halime Kaman, who gave birth through the cesarean section 25 days ago, was arrested by an İstanbul court on Friday and sent to prison...
COMMENTARY — UN terror list implicates Turkey in jihadist enterprise
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The United Nations’ (UN) growing sanctions list of terrorists reveals the terrible fact that the permissive and encouraging environment for the radicalization...
JWF urges United Nations to form an international commission to investigate Turkey’s controversial coup...
The New York-based Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF) in a statement released on Monday called on the United Nations to form an international commission...
Report: Turkish airstrikes destroy archaeological site of Brad in Syria’s Afrin
A bombardment by Turkish fighter jets has reportedly destroyed the archaeological site of Brad, which lies 15 kilometers south of the northwestern Syrian city...
Turkey’s Erdoğanist Maarif Foundation has seized 76 overseas schools affiliated with Gülen movement
The controversial Maarif Foundation, which was established by the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in 2016, has reportedly seized 76 overseas schools affiliated...
US says ISIL’s Mosul financial emir al-Mansur lives in Turkey
The US Department of the Treasury said Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) financial emir for the Iraqi city of Mosul Salim...
COMMENTARY — Hamid Abdullah Al-Ahmar: Erdoğan’s errand boy in the Arab world
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Sheikh Hamid Abdullah Al-Ahmar, an Arab politician and millionaire businessman whose family led the Muslim Brotherhood network in Yemen, has been tapped...
Turkish gov’t detains 970 people over alleged links to Gülen movement in a week
Turkish government has detained at least 970 people as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting the alleged members of the Gülen...
Surveys show majority of Germans avoid going on a holiday in Turkey
Results of two public survey conducted in Germany have showed that majority of the Germans do not prefer to go to Turkey for a...
Kosovo President Thaçi slams detention of 6 Turkish citizens over links to Gülen movement
Kosovo's President Hashim Thaçi has reacted to the arrest on Thursday of six Turkish citizens and said, "Today we are disappointed because our relevant institutions,...
Latest Reports
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.
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...