Wife of Turkish teacher fired and jailed over alleged Gülen links dies of cancer
Nevin Dağ, whose husband is currently being held in Gaziantep Prison, died of cancer on Wednesday, according to Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a prominent human...
Turkish court refuses to release US Consulate employee Uluçay
The Mardin 3rd High Criminal Court on Friday rejected a request for the release of Hamza Uluçay, an employee of the US Consulate Adana...
Turkish gov’t detains dozens of people on Friday over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish government’s massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting the alleged members of the Gülen movement has continued on Friday with dozens of new detentions...
EP’s Piri on June 24 elections: Turkey drifting away from Europe
Kati Piri, Turkey rapporteur for the European Parliament, said that in view of the June 24 election results, formal suspension of EU accession talks...
Turkish gov’t puts monetary award to catch 54 people over links to Gülen movement
Turkish government under the rule of autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has put monetary award for those who helped to catch 54 people over...
Turkey’s ‘Saturday Mothers’ to meet for 700th time to seek justice for disappeared loved...
"The Saturday Mothers," a group demanding justice for loved ones who disappeared while in custody in Turkey in the ’90s, will gather for the...
ECtHR fines Turkey for violating Alevis’ freedom of faith
Turkey has been ordered to pay 54,400 euros in damages by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to the Cem Foundation for violating...
HDP’s Özsoy: 11 HDP deputies and over 80 Kurdish mayors still in Turkey’s prisons
"After the arrest of one and release of three of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputies, there are currently two co-chairs and nine...
Turkish gov’t seeks Interpol red notices for three prominent corruption prosecutors
Turkish government has requested Interpol red notices on Monday for three prominent former prosecutors, who were responsible for the investigation launched against the earth...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 14 teachers over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government issued detention warrants for 14 teachers on Thursday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of the Gülen...
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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...