Erdoğan says naysayers in referendum side with July 15 coup plotters
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said those who will vote against a constitutional reform package which among other things brings an executive presidency in...
Curfew imposed on three districts in Mardin province
The Mardin Governor’s Office on Sunday declared a curfew in three districts of the province as part of fight against terrorism.
A statement released by...
Keskin says torture has never been legitimized to this extent
Lawyer and human rights activist Eren Keskin said a state of emergency (OHAL) has been used to cover up all violations in Turkey, saying...
Turkey justifies prosecution of journalists with McCarthy era relic laws
Turkish prosecutor justified the trumped-up terror and coup charges against 29 journalists who have been in prison pending trial since July of last year...
Aided by colleagues, abusive policeman seeks ways to dodge charges
With police brutality already proven to have increased in the recent protests across the country, Ali Genç, an abusive officer who was involved in...
Turkey arrests 9 more teachers over coup charges
Nine teachers who were earlier dismissed from their posts has been arrested as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement.
A Kocaeli court ruled...
TURKEYPURGE.COM: 4,464 dismissed, 237 arrested, 669 detained over coup charges in 9 days
A huge cleansing of Turkey’s state and other institutions is continuing as people from all walks of life find themselves hunted down and taken...
Dismissed professor Kaboğlu says purge is a dishonor to academics
İbrahim Kaboğlu, a professor of constitutional law and one of 330 academics dismissed in a recent government decree, has said ongoing purges in Turkey are...
Hotel cuts power to prevent talk by critical politician Akşener
A former candidate for leadership of the opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Meral Akşener, was forced to address party members in the dark when...
Bedridden mother dies after daughter arrested over links to Gülen movement
Eighty-six-year-old bedridden Fahriye Asrak died on Thursday after her daughter Nejla Akdağ was arrested by a court over links to the faith-based Gülen movement,...
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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...