Erdoğan says Turkey could suddenly launch operation against KRG
Amid an ongoing crisis over the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) decision to hold an independence referendum on Monday despite opposition from Turkey and the...
Widow of slain Turkish general says July 15 shrouded in mystery, facts should come...
Nazire Terzi, the widow of Brig. Gen. Semih Terzi, who was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Monday, has said the night of...
Turkey’s Ankara municipality changes street names recalling Fethullah Gülen
The capital city of Ankara has changed the names of streets and avenues that bear the last name of Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen,...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 110 former employees of Kaynak Holding
Detention warrants were issued for 110 former owners, executives and employees of Kaynak Holding, which was seized by the government in November 2015 due...
Sweden summons Turkish ambassador over writer and activist arrests
Sweden has summoned Turkey's ambassador over the detention of two Swedish citizens, in a sign of souring relations with the EU member state candidate,...
Erdoğan’s stooge manipulates hadith for ‘yes’ vote in referendum
Şevki Yılmaz, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s stooge, radical Islamist pro-Erdogan Akit daily columnist and Turkish Parliament’s former member, has manipulated a hadith of Prophet...
Jailed teacher Lokman Ersoy dies because of maltreatment, negligence in Turkish prison
One more Turkish teacher lost his life on Monday because of maltreatment and negligence of Turkish authorities during his stay in prison under the rule...
Pro-Erdoğan journalist calls on assassins to take refuge in Turkey
In reaction to a decision on the part of Greece not to extradite eight Turkish soldiers who sought political asylum following a failed coup...
Turkey’s Erdoğan vows to criminalize adultery
Turkey should again consider criminalizing adultery, Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Tuesday, revisiting an issue that caused outrage among secular Turks...
Syrian Kurdish groups claim Turkish army hit village in Afrin with suspected gas
A Syrian Kurdish group and a pro-Kurdish monitoring group have claimed that the Turkish military carried out a suspected gas attack that wounded six...
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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...