Turkish gov’t detained 449 people for allegedly ‘promoting terror’ in social media in 2...
Turkish government has detained a total of 449 people so far for allegedly "spreading terror propaganda" on social media about Turkish operation in Syria's Afrin region,...
Turkish gov’t detained 518 people over alleged links to Gülen movement last week
Turkish government has detained 518 people as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement across Turkey...
Report: Capacity of Turkish civil society to deal with abuses in the country weakening
Front Line Defenders has stated in its annual report published on January 22, 2018 that "Following waves of arrest, human rights defenders, journalists and...
Italian academics call on Pope to raise voice against Turkish President Erdoğan
As Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has made an official visit to the Vatican on Feb. 4-5, 2018, the Italian academics shared their worries...
Wife of abducted Ümit Horzum says so scared of that if something happens to...
Aynur Horzum, the wife of Ümit Horzum, who was kidnapped on December 6, 2017 cried out on the government's and people's indifference about his...
Seven Turkish soldiers killed in military operation targeting Afrin as civilian casualties soar
Seven more Turkish soldiers were killed on Saturday in Turkey's offensive against Kurdish militia inside Syria, The Turkish General Staff said, bringing the number...
Yet another sick Turkish prisoner dies under custody because of negligence, maltreatment
Yet another sick prisoner, Celal Şeker, has lost his life because of negligence and maltreatment of the authorities in Turkey which is under the...
Human Rights Watch: Turkish border guards shoot, block fleeing Syrians
Turkish guards at the border with Syria are indiscriminately shooting at and summarily returning asylum seekers attempting to cross into Turkey, New York-based Human...
Report shows Turkey’s protestant minority lives under threat
From hate speech on media to attacks on churches, Turkey’s protestants live under threat, according to a study by the Turkish Protestant Churches Association,...
Turkish security forces detain 9 people including midwife, teacher on way to escape to...
At least 12 people were stopped along with 4 children while they were allegedly on their way to illegally cross Turkey’s Greek border from...
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Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech in...
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Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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Sippenhaft, also known as...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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