Turkish gov’t arrests prominent journalist on revelation of state secrets charge
Müyesser Yıldız, the Ankara news director of the ultranationalist OdaTV news website, who was earlier detained by Turkish authorities as part of a probe...
HDP deputies slam ‘Might of the Turk’ video shot in demolished Şırnak
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Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has blasted over a video showing that Turkish security forces demolished residential buildings in Şırnak province and using hate...
Turkish woman jailed over alleged Gülen links not released despite serious health risk
Birgül Bulut, one the more than 17,000 women who have been jailed in Turkey in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt on July...
COMMENTARY — No more an open government in Turkey
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Turkey has been disengaging itself more from the world under the repressive regime of the current government led by President Recep Tayyip...
Turkey’s gov’t to destroy 216K textbooks published by Gülen Movement affiliated publishing houses
Turkey’s Education Ministry has decided to destroy at least 216,233 copies of math and science textbooks published by publishing houses affiliated with the Gülen...
27-year-old dorm manager detained while visiting hospital for treatment in Turkey
Muhammed B., the former manager of an Alanya-based student dormitory that the government earlier shuttered over its allged links to the Gülen movement, was detained at...
Turkey, Kosovo violated fundamental rights of expelled teachers: UN working group
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) has concluded that the arrest, detention and forced transfer to Turkey of six Turkish teachers...
Turkish opposition, NGOs commemorate victims of Ankara massacre
Thousands of people across Turkey, including representatives from trade unions and opposition parties, on Wednesday commemorated the third anniversary of a deadly terrorist attack...
Archaeologists urged to monitor construction works in Diyarbakır’s historic Sur district demolished by Turkish...
As the demolition of almost all buildings in Alipaşa neighbourhood of Diyarbakır's Sur district has been completed and infrastructure constructions for new buildings have...
Turkey’s Erdoğan says Syria’s territorial integrity depends on maintaining distance from terrorism
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday that Syria’s territorial integrity depends on maintaining a distance from all terrorist organizations, a reference...
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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...
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...