Rutte reacts harshly, says Erdoğan’s tone becoming more and more hysterical
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has reacted harshly to Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan fresh wave of verbal attacks at the Netherlands on...
Turkish folk band member dies after 322-day hunger strike: report
A member of the left-wing Turkish band Grup Yorum died two days after he ended a 322-day hunger strike protesting the government’s ill treatment...
19 including 15 guards of Turkey’s Erdoğan indicted for attacking protesters in US
Indictments have been issued for 19 people, including 15 members of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s security detail, for attacking protesters in Washington...
Turkish PM: We did not ask US for evidence of Sept. 11
Amid reports that Turkey may have offered $15 million to a former adviser of US President Donald Trump to illegally remove Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen...
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish HDP’s two deputies face removal of parliamentary status
Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputies Faysal Sarıyıldız and Tuğba Hezer Öztürk have been referred to a parliamentary joint commission for removal of their...
Closed pro-Kurdish Özgür Gündem daily’s editor Çapan detained by Turkish police
Journalist Reyhan Çapan, who used to be managing editor of the pro-Kurdish Özgür Gündem daily, which was closed by a government decree under a...
OSCE calls on Turkey to halt purge against critical voices
Dunja Mijatović, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) representative on freedom of the media, on Wednesday displayed a strong reaction to...
Turkish gov’t detains 25 people over their alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish police detained 25 people, including university students who study in the faculties of engineering and medicine, on Saturday in Adana province over their...
Turkey ranks 109th among 126 countries in rule of law index
According to the World Justice Project Rule of Law Index 2019, Turkey ranks 109th among 126 countries in adherence to the rule of law.
The...
Turkish gov’t accuses UN human rights high commissioner of ‘collaborating with terrorists’
The Turkish government led by autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has issued a strongly worded response that included insults to UN High Commissioner for...
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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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Sippenhaft, also known as...