Former AKP deputy, founder join CHP’s ‘March of Justice’ in Turkey
On the second day of a “March of Justice” launched by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) on Thursday in protest of the...
42 Bank Asya, 31 KYK and PTT employees and more detained, 3 mayors dismissed...
Turkish government has continued its massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting the alleged members of the Gülen movement as police has detained at least...
Hunger strike of jailed educators Gülmen and Özakça enters 100th day in Turkish prison
UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has sent an urgent letter to the Turkish Foreign and Justice ministries concerning Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça...
Turkey’s Erdoğan slams US decision to charge his bodyguards for Washington brawl
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan slammed a recent decision by US authorities to announce criminal charges against 12 members of Erdoğan’s security detail...
EP’s Piri: Imprisonment of Berberoğlu is a new low point in Turkey
Kati Piri, the European Parliament’s rapporteur for Turkey, on Thursday said the sentencing and imprisonment of main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) İstanbul deputy...
Erdoğanist-Islamist scholars from Turkey announce their support for al-Qaradawi
Pro-Erdoğan political Islamist scholars from Turkey have released a joint written statement on Thursday to give support for the controversial chairman of the Qatar-based...
Curfew declared in 25 villages of Kulp district of Turkey’s Diyarbakır province
Curfew has been declared in 25 villages and hamlets in Kulp district of Diyarbakır province in southeastern Turkey. Diyarbakır Governorship has announced that the...
Turkey’s Deputy PM: 2.4 pct of public sector employees discharged over alleged Gülen links
Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş has announced that some 2.4 percent of Turkish public sector workers have been discharged over their alleged links...
Doğan Holding Ankara representative Muratoğlu, arrested over alleged Gülen links, released
An İstanbul court ordered the release of Doğan Holding’s Ankara Administrative representative Barbaros Muratoğlu, who was arrested over alleged links to the Gülen movement,...
AKP member posts picture of machine gun, says awaiting orders from Turkey’s Erdoğan to...
Mehmet Aybek, a member of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) youth wing, on Thursday shared a photo on Facebook of an MP5 machine...
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Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: 2025 in Review
During the year Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continued to relentlessly pursue anyone with alleged links with the faith-based Gülen movement, which he described...
Women’s rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
The state of women’s rights in Turkey showed no meaningful improvement in 2025, as longstanding problems persisted and new challenges emerged. Femicides, institutional failures...
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...