34 MEPs ask Erdoğan to protect rights, freedoms after end of state of emergency...
Marietje Schaake, a member of the European Parliament from the Netherlands and part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (ALDE),...
Turkish border forces detain 4 people over Gülen links while trying to flee to...
Turkish border security forces on Monday detained four people identified as İ.A., Ç.B., T.B. and M.A. in the border zone of Edirne province over...
French magazine reveals widespread corruption in Turkey’s DİTİB in France
French weekly magazine Le Point has discovered through documents it obtained that there is extensive corruption in the French branch of the Turkish-Islamic Union...
Northern Cypriot police summon journalists to testify for criticising Turkey’s Afrin offensive
Şener Levent, the editor-in-chief of a daily based in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC), and a reporter for the same publication have...
Deteriorating health of detainees in Turkish prisons highlighted in human rights report
According to data provided by Turkey’s Human Rights Association (İHD), there are at least 1,154 ailing inmates, 402 of whom have serious ailments, in...
Turkey’s Erdoğan: If they have their dollars, we have our God
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday tried to calm the Turkish people over the historic loss in value of the Turkish lira against...
Amnesty’s Kılıç released pending trial after monthly review of his imprisonment
The Amnesty International’s (AI) honorary chair in Turkey Taner Kılıç was released on Wednesday pending trial after a monthly review of his imprisonment by...
US Embassy in Turkey’s capital targeted by gunfire
The US Embassy in Ankara has been the target of gunfire, with several shots reportedly fired from a vehicle, hitting a window.
Gunshots were reportedly...
No news received from Fahri Mert since he was abducted in Turkey’s İzmir 2...
His family and friends have not received any news from Fahri Mert (44), a Turkish citizen abducted in İzmir province two weeks ago, according...
Pro-Kurdish HDP calls Turkish gov’t to stop causing death of sick prisoners
Following the demise of prisoner Koçer Özdal (65), who was seriously ill and died in an intensive care unit while handcuffed to his bed,...
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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...