Turkish court to consider HDP’s Demirtaş using ‘right to remain silent’ if he refuses...
A Turkish court has ruled that Selahattin Demirtaş, the jailed co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), will be considered to be using...
Turkey has arbitrarily jailed hundreds of lawyers since 2016 coup: report
Turkey has been arbitrarily jailing hundreds of lawyers and putting them on trial in the aftermath of the country’s failed military coup in July...
Turkey must implement, not abandon, convention on combatting violence against women, warns Amnesty International
Turkish authorities should fully implement the Council of Europe treaty designed to prevent violence and domestic abuse against women, known as the Istanbul Convention,...
‘I am here despite assassination threats,’ Erdoğan claims in visit to Bosnia
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday said that information about possible assassination threats against him during his visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina would not deter...
ISIL suicide bomber planning to attack police station in Turkey killed
Turkish police on Wednesday killed an Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) suicide bomber as he was planning to attack a police...
Turkey arrests journalist for reporting on alleged judicial corruption
A Turkish court has ruled to arrest Furkan Karabay, an editor for the Gerçek Gündem news website who was detained on Thursday for reporting...
Woman, 5-month-old son under custody after visiting husband in Turkish prison
Derya Gökten, the wife of an arrestee in Bursa prison, was detained along with her 5-month-old son after visiting her husband in jail. According...
Turkey sentences 52 teachers to years of jail terms over alleged Gülen links
A Turkish court gives prison sentences to 52 teachers between 3 years and 10.5 years in Eskisehir porvince of Turkey on Thursday over their...
Turkish court sentences pro-Kurdish deputy Pir for 11-month prison over alleged insult
A Diyarbakır court has sentenced the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Diuyarbakır deputy Ziya Sir to 11 months and 20 days in prison for criticizing the...
Turkish police bar İstanbul rally to show solidarity with jailed journalists, lawyers
Turkish police have intervened into a protest organised by journalists and lawyers in İstanbul to show solidarity with the jailed journalists and lawyers in...
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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.
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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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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...