Israel warns its citizens against travel to Turkey
The Israeli authorities on Monday issued a travel warnings urging Israeli travelers to avoid places where they would be prime targets for jihadist militants,...
Turkey’s Erdoğan talks to Ankara Mayor Gökçek about possible resignation
Turkey’s autocratic President and Chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held talks with Ankara Mayor Melih Gökçek, who...
EU expresses ‘serious concerns’ about rule of law, independent judiciary in Turkey
A spokesperson for the European Union has expressed “serious concerns” over the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary in Turkey, in...
İstanbul Governor’s Office: Refer Syrian students to religious schools
The İstanbul Governor’s Office has issued a circular asking district education directorates to refer Syrian students living in areas densely populated by Syrians to...
Police officer purged by Turkish government commits suicide in İstanbul house
Durmuş Ali Çetin, a former police officer who was dismissed from his job by government decree 10 months ago, was found dead at his...
Former MHP deputy: Erdoğan had prior information on coup date
Former Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and currently independent Gaziantep deputy Ümit Özdağ said on Monday that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan knew the date of...
Turkish government detains pro-Kurdish HDP deputy Sibel Yiğitalp
Sibel Yiğitalp, pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy for Diyarbakır province has announced on her Twitter account early Thursday that “I am being detained...
NATO officer, abducted and tortured by Turkish intelligence, reveals horrific details
A Turkish lieutenant colonel who had been assigned to NATO headquarters and who was abducted and tortured by agents of the Turkish intelligence service...
13 Turkish journalists go on trial over alleged coup support
The first trial of 13 journalists accused of taking part in or supporting last year’s coup attempt in Turkey is to open on Wednesday...
CoE’s head Jagland to visit Turkey over rule of law, human rights
The head of the human rights watchdog Council of Europe, Thorbjorn Jagland, is going to visit Turkish capital Ankara on Feb. 15 on 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...