394 workers killed in workplace accidents in Turkey in Q1
Three hundred ninety-four workers died in workplace accidents across Turkey in the first three months of 2018, according to a monthly study released by...
Turkey’s competition board fines Google $15 million
Turkey’s competition authority said on Thursday it had fined Google some 93 million Turkish Lira ($15 million) for violating competition laws with its mobile...
Detention warrants issued for hundreds of people across Turkey over alleged Gülen links
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for hundreds of people from various professions due to their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, which...
Turkish prosecutor seeks red notice request for journalist Can Dündar
The Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday submitted a request to the Justice Ministry for a red notice for former Cumhuriyet daily Editor-in-Chief...
Turkish court sentences 82-year-old Türk for 10 years over Gülen links, releases him from...
A Turkish court has sentenced 82-year-old Turkish man, who was in pre-trial detention for more than 15 months, in 10 years in prison over...
Turkey orders detention of 222 people over Gülen links in one day
Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 222 people, including military members, as part of a massive post-coup crackdown targeting followers of the...
Indictment levels terror charges at Turkish journalist who investigated coup attempt
An indictment drafted by an İstanbul prosecutor for Ece Sevim Öztürk, an investigative journalist who has been behind bars since June, accuses the journalist...
At least 27 women killed as victim of domestic violence in Turkey in November
At least 27 women were killed in and 29 children were subjected to sexual abuse in Turkey in November 2017, a prominent woman rights...
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...
Turkish police detains two more people for wearing ‘HERO’ T-shirts
Turkish police on Wednesday detained two people wearing a T-shirt bearing the word “hero” in Eskişehir province one day after two university students were...
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Turkey’s Post-Coup Crackdown, 10 Years On: A Decade’s Legacy
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This report examines how the sweeping measures introduced in Turkey following the coup attempt of July 15, 2016 evolved over the next decade...
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...