Turkish gov’t puts 572 lawyers behind bars on terror charges since 2016 coup attempt
According to Turkey’s Progressive Lawyers Association (ÇHD) 572 attorneys have been put behind bars since the controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016, in Turkey,...
FM Maas says German companies hesitant to risk investing in Turkey
Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in an interview with Die Zeit on Wednesday that German companies are hesitant to risk investing in Turkey and added...
Germany denies Turkey’s Erdoğan handed over list of alleged members of Gülen movement
German government sources have denied a statement made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan claiming that he handed over a list of 136 individuals...
Turkish President Erdoğan says European Union’s end is near
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday said he has been observing signs suggesting the European Union is coming to an end, the T24...
German politicians to play Turkish journalists in football friendly
A football team made up of politicians from Germany’s federal assembly, the Bundestag, has announced it will play a friendly with Turkish journalists to...
Erdoğan claims Turkish universities stronger, freer than ever
Turkey’s universities have never been as strong and as free as they are today, Russia's Sputnik news quoted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as saying...
Prominent Turkish footballers investigated over alleged links to Gülen movement
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into famous footballers Emre Belözoğlu, Arda Turan, Okan Buruk and Bülent Korkmaz for their...
Turkish police confiscate Kurdish title at book fair in Batman
Turkish police have confiscated a book on a Kurdish uprising on display at a publisher’s stand in the southeastern Turkish city of Batman and...
Economic attack on Turkey planned in foreign capital, Albayrak says
Berat Albayrak, Turkey's treasury and finance minister and son-in-law of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, claimed on Tuesday that an economic attack targeting the...
Turkish court orders arrest of Turkish-Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab
A Turkish court on Monday ordered the arrest of Reza Zarrab, a Turkish-Iranian gold trader who turned witness in the New York trial of a...
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Turkey’s Post-Coup Crackdown, 10 Years On: A Decade’s Legacy
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This report examines how the sweeping measures introduced in Turkey following the coup attempt of July 15, 2016 evolved over the next decade...
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...