HRW urges EU to press Turkey to admit Syrian refugees, halt deportations
A recent Human Rights Watch (HRW) report has alleged that Turkey has been carrying out mass deportations of Syrians, calling on the European Union...
Turkey’s purge victims hold protest in front of UN’s İstanbul Office
Victims of a massive government purge that took place in Turkey in the aftermath of a failed coup in July 2016 held a demonstration...
US politician Margo Davidson reflects on her visit to Turkish refugees in Greece
A Pennsylvania State Representative, Margo Davidson, visited Turkish refugees in Greece who fled from the persecution of the despotic regime led by Turkish autocratic...
Turkish gov’t detains record number of Kurdish citizens ahead of Nevroz
The Turkish government on Friday detained at least 94 Kurdish citizens across Turkey over alleged membership in the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) ahead...
Turkish daily Evrensel chief editor called to testify over Zarakolu column
Fatih Polat, editor-in-chief of the Evrensel newspaper, has said he was summoned to testify with respect to a column written by journalist Ragıp Zarakolu...
Turkish family detained while fleeing Turkey’s post-coup dragnet to Greece
Seven members of a Turkish family were detained in İzmir province while they were allegedly on their way to escape to Greece early on Tuesday. According...
Turkish court sentences pro-Kurdish HDP’s Baydemir to 17 months in prison
A Turkish criminal court in Diyarbakır has sentenced the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) spokesperson Osman Baydemir to one year, five months, and 15...
OSCE calls on Turkey to urgently release Cumhuriyet journalists
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir on Monday called on Turkey to release Cumhuriyet...
Two Turkish soldiers killed, one injured in military operations
Two Turkish soldiers were killed and one was wounded on Saturday during operations in Turkey and northwestern Syria, according to the Turkish military.
In a...
Educator on referendum: We are about to take our country back
Zekeriya Çamlıbel, national education director in the Pamukkale district of Denizli province, said the referendum on April 16 is the last opportunity to take...
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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...
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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...