Row over controversial referendum escalates: HDP applies to YSK for cancellation, CHP says may...
Following the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has also applied to Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK), demanding...
Turkish FM: We’ll take steps in refugee deal if visa liberalization not realized
Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Tuesday that the government could take steps against a readmission agreement, or refugee deal, between...
Turkish gov’t conducts 38,725 operations against alleged members of Gülen movement in a year
The Turkish government conducted a total of 38,725 operations in the space of one year against alleged members of the Gülen movement as part...
Turkey’s Justice Minister: 149,833 investigated, 48,636 arrested since July 15 coup attempt
Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ on Saturday said 149,833 people have been investigated and 48,636 have been jailed as part of an investigation targeting...
Turkish Culture Ministry demands censorship for short film ‘The Last Schnitzel’
Turkish Culture Ministry has demanded two directors to censor their short film as condition to be able to get permission to take part in...
Infamous Turkish intelligence tied to autocratic President Erdoğan by new gov’t decree
The infamous Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MİT) was tied to the presidency with two new decrees (KHK) that Turkey issued on Friday morning, enabled...
Prosecutor reveals corruption within judiciary in letter to Turkey’s top judicial body
İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor İsmail Uçar has come forward with a letter sent to the Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) exposing corruption in...
Politician jailed after bus passenger reports WhatsApp messages to Turkish police
A female politician on a bus in İstanbul was first detained by Turkish police and then jailed by a court after another rider saw...
Jailed journalists refuse to wear uniforms designed for coup suspects in Turkish prisons
Imprisoned journalists from Cumhuriyet and Sözcü daily told members of Turkish press organization who visited them in Silivri jailed on Thursday that they will...
ECtHR rejects judges nominated by Turkey, deems them ‘insufficient’
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has rejected the list of judge nominees sent by Turkey to the court, deeming the candidates are...
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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...
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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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Sippenhaft, also known as...