CHP presents evidence Turkey’s Erdoğan interfered with judiciary to intimidate media
The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has revealed a document that proves Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s office interfered with the judiciary...
German Social Democrat leader Schulz calls for ban on Erdoğan’s rally in Germany
Martin Schulz, the Social Democrat candidate for German chancellor, has called for a ban on Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s political rally in...
Governor office bans alcohol in Turkey’s tourism hub Antalya
Antalya governor’s office has banned drinking alcohol in a ‘disturbing and open’ manner in the province where is an international tourism hub of Turkey. The...
EU Commission: Arrest of journalists in Turkey has grave impact on freedom of expression
As criticism mounts in Germany over the Monday arrest of Die Welt’s Turkey correspondent Deniz Yücel on charges of disseminating the propaganda of a...
Turkish government seeks to revoke citizenship of another 99 people including a 23-year-old
Turkey’s Interior Ministry has released a list of 99 people who are currently abroad and who will be stripped of their citizenship if they...
Turkish couple in detention over Gülen links allegedly pressured to become informers
Adem and Birsen Erdoğdu, a couple who both suffer from heart problems, have been kept in detention for nine days in Sakarya province and...
Mother and son phone conversation reveals Turkish guardians in murder of Kurdish prisoner
A telephone conversation regarding 40-year old Kurdish prisoner in Balıkesir’s Kepsut prison beaten to within an inch of his life has revealed recently that...
Turkish activists demonstrate in solidarity with Yüksel Street protestors on social media
Turkish activists have come together on social media to show solidarity with the Yüksel Street protestors, a group of former public servants who have...
Erdoğan tells Trump Kurdish militia, Gülenists involved in US protests
The orchestrators of violence and looting during US protests against the death of a black man in police custody were working with the Kurdish...
Pro-government Turkish journalist threatens opposition leader
"Turkey’s leftist main opposition Republican People’s Party should nominate popular nationalist politician Meral Akşener as its candidate for president in the June elections,"...
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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...