CHP deputy: New intel organization formed for profiling Erdoğan opponents in Turkey
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Deputy Chairman Bülent Tezcan said on Wednesday that a newly established intelligence organization under the Turkish Presidency...
359 currently monitored with electronic ankle bracelets over Gülen links
A total of 359 individuals have so far been ordered by Turkish courts to wear electronic ankle bracelets due to their alleged links to...
A criminal complaint filed against demolition of ancient Hasankeyf by Turkish gov’t with explosives
Libertarian Lawyers Platform (ÖHP) has filed a criminal complaint with the Batman Chief Prosecutor's Office against those who are responsible for making rocks fall...
CHP chair Kılıçdaroğlu gives Turkey’s Erdoğan a deadline to expose facts on Zarrab
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said he would give Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan until Tuesday to...
CHP leader sparks debate with remarks calling July 15 a ‘controlled’ coup attempt
Leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Monday attracted angry reactions from Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and...
Detention warrants issued for hundreds of people across Turkey over alleged Gülen links
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for hundreds of people from various professions due to their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, which...
Bulgarian journalists sent letters to Turkish colleagues in jail ahead of Varna summit
The Association of European Journalists-Bulgaria (AEJ-Bulgaria) sent letters to journalists jailed in Turkey as a sign of solidarity with them.
A huge number of media...
PACE calls for reinstating Turkey’s monitoring procedure
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Wednesday called for monitoring of Turkey to be reinstated in order to strengthen its...
Turkish gov’t slams US over its annual report on religious freedom
The Turkish government slammed a US report on international religious freedom on Wednesday, describing its section on Turkey as "baseless claims."
The US State Department...
German beverage firm uses anti-Erdoğan posters to create public awareness against authoritarianism
Germany's beverage company Fritzkola has printed posters to create an awareness about increasing authoritarianism around the world and against the G-20 Summit in the...
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New report exposes widespread, systematic rights violations in Turkey’s crackdown on the Gülen movement
STOCKHOLM— The Stockholm Center for Freedom today released a new report, “UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights...
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...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2023.
The May 2023 re-election of...