ECtHR faults Turkey for violating right to fair trial over denial of civil service...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the fair trial rights of seven individuals who were denied civil service...
Turkish gov’t seizes 15 more companies in Amasya over Gülen links
The Turkish government has seized 15 more companies as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement, according to a report by Turkey's state-run...
Trump says no concessions to Turkey for detained American pastor’s release
US President Donald Trump on Monday ruled out agreeing to any demands from Turkey to gain the release of a detained American pastor and...
Turkish opposition leader says much will change after ‘March for Justice’
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said on Tuesday that after the completion of a “March for Justice” he launched...
Germany says Erdoğan’s spying allegation against journalist absurd
After Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called German daily Die Welt’s Turkey reporter Deniz Yücel a “German agent” who hid in the German...
Journalist who photographed murder of Kurdish student released from pretrial detention
A Kurdish journalist who has been the subject of frequent judicial harassment since he photographed the killing of a Kurdish university student by a...
Local head of Turkey’s ruling AKP appointed as trustee for 7 seized companies in...
Mahmut Birlik, vice chairman of the Gaziantep branch of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) led by autocratic Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has...
Faruk Akkan, head of Cihan news agency, jailed for 15 months in Turkey without...
A top media executive and a veteran journalist has been languishing behind bars for 457 days without any evidence indicating that he has committed...
Turkish government’s war in domestic front goes on against critics of military campaign in...
Turkish government's war against the critics of the military campaign targeting Kurdish armed groups in Syria's Afrin province goes on in the 'domestic front'...
Turkey’s MİT to designate AKP management, says pro-gov’t columnist
The management of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is to be determined by The National Intelligence Organization (MİT), claimed Dilek Güngör, a...
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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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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...
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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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Sippenhaft, also known as...