12 former central bank employees arrested over ByLock use
Twelve former employees of the Turkish Central Bank who were detained in Ankara last week due to their use of a smart phone application...
One more journalist detained by police in İstanbul
Turkish government’s crackdown on critical journalists continued with the detention of pro-Kurdish journalist Selahattin Aslan. Journalist Aslan was detained by police at Istanbul’s Sabiha...
Turkey calls on parents to report Erdogan critics at German schools
Turkish consulates in Germany have been organizing events for Turkish parents and asking them to spy on critics of the President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
AKP official who attracted criticism with civil war remarks resigns
Justice and Development Party (AKP) Manisa provincial deputy chairman Ozan Erdem who warned of a civil war if a ‘no’ vote comes out from...
16 doctors, nurses, academics detained for using ByLock application
A total of twelve health workers, including doctors, nurses and midwives, and four academics were detained in provinces across Turkey as part of investigations...
Pro-gov’t daily calls German police operations on Turkey’s spying imams ‘Merkelist terror’
The front page of pro-government Star Daily on Thursday bore a headline saying “Merkelist Terror” and criticized German police investigations into allegations of Turkish...
Woman detained while visiting imprisoned husband on Valentine’s Day
İ.A.O. was detained in Trabzon prison when she was visiting her husband H.O., who had been earlier jailed as part of the government’s post-coup...
Amnesty International launches a global campaign for jailed journalists in Turkey
International human rights body, Amnesty International (AI), has launched a global campaign with the title of “A Prison of Silence: The Death of Journalism...
Critically ill cancer patient left in Turkey’s prison to die
The torture and ill-treatment in a mass scale in Turkey’s prisons and detention centers amid blatant abuse of pre-trial detentions for punishment of the...
Boğaziçi University rector cancels panel discussion over gov’t critic speaker
Mehmed Özkan, the controversially-appointed rector of Turkey’s prestigious Boğaziçi University has cancelled a panel discussion that was set to host an outspoken government critic, Serra...
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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...
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...