Turkish president’s spokesman slams Newsweek for article targeting Erdoğan
İbrahim Kalın, the spokesperson for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has slammed a Newsweek article harshly criticising Erdoğan, calling it “one of the worst pieces...
Pro-gov’t daily: Turkey, Russia could conduct joint operation to abduct Fethullah Gülen
Turkey and Russia could carry out a joint operation to abduct US-based Turkish-Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen to Turkey due to Gülen’s alleged role in...
Turkish gov’t detains 267 people last week over their alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish government has detained 267 people in investigations as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting the alleged members of the Gülen...
UN Human Rights Council calls on Turkish gov’t to release Kaçmaz couple immediately
The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention of the UN Human Rights Council has called on the Turkish government to immediately release Mesut Kaçmaz and...
56 people detained in operations against HDP
Turkish police detained 56 people on terrorism-related charges in the southeastern cities of Gaziantep and Diyarbakır, including politicians from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party...
Turkey leads world again in Twitter censorship
Twitter’s latest government transparency report has revealed the extent of the Turkish government crackdown on social media, once again making the country the leader...
Turkish gov’t releases 201 people who jailed over ByLock allegedly by mistake
Turkish government has released 201 people, including police officers, military officers, teachers, lawyers and journalists beside of Şükrü Önder, former deputy of ruling Justice and...
Turkish prosecutor demands up to 18 years imprisonment for pro-Kurdish HDP deputy
A Turkish prosecutor in Diyarbakir has demanded up to 18 years of imprisonment for the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy İmam Taşçıer over...
Turkey grants consular access to jailed German journalist Meşale Tolu
Turkish authorities granted permission to German consular officers to visit German-Turkish journalist Meşale Tolu, who has been under arrest in pre-trial detention since April...
Criminal complaint against US ambassador in Turkey alleges involvement in failed coup
Ahmet Kabadayı, president of the National Unity and Fraternity Federation (MBKF), a pro-government Turkish NGO, has filed a criminal complaint against departing US Ambassador...
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2020. Rising pressure on the...
Erdogan’s Long Arm: The Case of Senegal
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Clampdown on foreign journalists in Turkey
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Turkey, the most notorious country in the world in terms of jailing journalists, with 237 currently behind bars, has also come after foreign...
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- Crackdown on education sector in Turkey victimized nearly 100,000 teachers and academics
The crackdown on critical thinking in Turkey with an unprecedented witch...
‘Erdoğan’s Long Arm: The Case of Sweden’
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Turkey has expanded its witch hunt against critics to Sweden, using government institutions, affiliated NGOs and operatives, a report released by the Stockholm Center...
Kurdish political movement under crackdown in Turkey: The case of the HDP
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The Kurdish political movement has come under intense pressure from the current government...
Erdoğan’s Long Arm: The Case Of Norway
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Turkey has escalated its witch hunt persecution on critics to Norway using...
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More than 21,000 health care professionals including doctors, nurses, medical professors,...
Tortured to Death: Holding Gökhan Açıkkollu’s Killers To Account
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- A new report uncovers a murder of detained teacher in Turkey due to torture
Deaths in detentions and prisons due to torture, abuse...