1,734 arrested, 18,000 on detention list on terror propaganda charges on social media
A total of 1,734 people have been arrested since a failed coup attempt on July 15 while 18,194 others on a detention list on...
HDP deputy Şık attacked by deputies from Turkey’s ruling AKP during speech in Parliament
Ahmet Şık, a deputy from Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), was attacked by a group of ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputies...
Former judge with 6-month-old baby sent to prison in defiance of legal provisions
Esra Çiçeklidağ, a former judge dismissed from her job by a government decree, was arrested on November 10, 2021 in violation of a Turkish...
HRW calls on Turkey to release Boğaziçi protestors and respect freedom of assembly
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the Turkish government to release people who were detained in protests against the appointment of a pro-government...
COMMENTARY — Turkey is levying taxes on UN aid funds destined for the needy
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Although the Turkish government brags about how it has spent $30 billion on refugees, which many believe to be an inflated figure,...
EP members urge Ukrainian president to ensure safety of Turkish educators from Erdoğan regime
Following a request submitted by the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for the extradition of five Turkish educators associated with the Gülen...
Turkish police use disproportionate force to disperse HDP press briefing, detain 12
Turkish police on Wednesday forcefully intervened in a press briefing held by the Kurdish-oriented Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and detained 12 people, the Gazete...
Former AKP deputy detained over alleged Gülen links in Turkey
Justice and Development Party (AKP) former Mersin deputy Ahmet Tevfik Uzun was detained on Monday morning as part of an operation targeting the faith-based...
Turkish Parliament revokes pro-Kurdish HDP deputy Leyla Zana’s parliamentarian status
Turkish Parliament has stripped pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Leyla Zana of her status of parliamentarian on the grounds of absenteeism on Thursday...
5,717 academics dismissed by Turkish government decrees under rule of emergency
Following a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016, 5,717 academics at 117 universities were dismissed from their jobs due to government decrees issued...
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Turkey's campaign of transnational repression against critics abroad continued throughout 2025. Since a coup attempt in July 2016, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s long arm...
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Sippenhaft, also known as...