Oda TV editor-in-chief gets suspended sentence for ‘insulting’ Erdoğan
Barış Pehlivan, editor-in-chief of the Oda TV news website, has been given a suspended sentence of 11 months, 20 days for “insulting” Turkish autocraticPresident...
Journalist investigated over report on woman’s rape by noncommissioned officer: report
An investigation has been opened into İdris Yayla, publisher of the Jiyan Haber newspaper, for "provoking the public to hatred and hostility or denigrating...
Turkish gov’t detains 50 teachers and more over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained at least 50 teachers on Tuesday in an Ankara-based probe as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged...
RSF: Turkey is the world’s biggest jailer of professional journalists
Turkey has moved up three places to 154th in Reporters Without Borders' (RSF) 2020 World Press Freedom Index, which examines the status of press...
CHP: 12 journalists detained, 4 arrested, 11 imprisoned in Turkey in October
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy and former journalist Barış Yarkadaş said on Monday that 12 journalists have been detained, 4 arrested and...
EP’s Harms to travel to Turkey to monitor trial of Cumhuriyet journalists
Rebecca Harms, a member of the European Parliament and co-chair of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly, will be in İstanbul from July 23 to 25...
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...
Amnesty bill prepared by Turkish president’s ultranationalist ally to pardon over 160,000 convicts
A law proposed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's ultranationalist ally the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) could allow for 162,989 convicts to be pardoned,...
Turkish gov’t secretly launched campaign to justify rearrest of critical journalists: report
The Turkish government secretly orchestrated a social media campaign to ensure the rearrest 21 journalists immediately after a court ordered their release on March...
Turkish security forces’ abandoned ammunitions kill 18 children in last 20 months
At least 18 children have lost their lives and 33 more have been wounded in the last 20 months in the blasts of explosive...
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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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The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge
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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...