Jailed journalist Altan: Lawlessness has spread like humidity stains over Turkey
Famous Turkish author and journalist Ahmet Altan, who was jailed in the aftermath of a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016, and given an...
KRG council says no postponement of independence referendum
The Kurdistan High Council for the Referendum said on Saturday that rumors of postponing a referendum for independence to be held in northern Iraq...
Turkey’s main oppositon leader: Erdoğan must talk about the ‘new state’
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Sunday said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is the one who should be talking about...
Merkel calls for end to Turkey’s Nazi accusations
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday urged Turkey to end Nazi accusations against her country amid the most recent tension between two countries over...
HRW calls on May to speak out on human rights during Erdoğan’s visit
David Mepham, the UK director of Human Rights Watch (HRW), has called on Prime Minister Theresa May to use the visit of Turkish President...
SCF study reveals horrible pattern of hate speech by Erdoğan, the chief hatemonger in...
The xenophobic feelings towards minorities, vulnerable groups, opposition figures and foreigners in today’s Turkey are being charged by country’s authoritarian leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
Jailed journalist who tested positive for COVID-19 kept in prison in Turkey
Çetin Çiftçi, a journalist incarcerated in Ankara’s Sincan Prison, reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 and was sent back to the prison on May 27...
Pro-Erdoğan Turkish columnist Nagehan Alçı receives jail term for torture comments
A pro-government Turkish columnist said on Wednesday she had been given a 105-day prison sentence for saying that torture in a prison in the...
Assistant professor investigated over alleged Gülen links commits suicide
A 34-year old assistant professor at the Faculty of Dentistry at the Ordu University in Turkey’s Black Sea region, Mustafa Sadık Akdağ, has committed...
Layoffs of Turkish media personalities continue after Doğan Media’s sale to pro-Erdoğan group
Three television personalities were dismissed on Monday in an ongoing shakeup that has followed the takeover of the Doğan Media Group by a businessman...
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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...