Council of State denies compensation to man severely injured by the police during Gezi...
The Council of State, Turkey’s highest administrative court, has rejected a request for compensation filed by Mustafa Başnamlı, a man who was severely injured...
Report: Turkey grants martyrdom to soldier burned to death by ISIL
The Turkish military has acknowledged that Sefter Taş, one of two Turkish soldiers who were allegedly burned to death by Islamic State in Iraq...
Erdoğan regime’s banditry targeting Turkish teachers stirs debate in Pakistan
The abduction of Mesut Kaçmaz, the director of Pak-Turk School, and his family members in Pakistan and their illegal deportation to Turkey have led...
Dutch minister says 20 Dutch-Turkish citizens not allowed to leave Turkey
Lilianne Ploumen, minister of foreign trade and development cooperation in the Netherlands, has said around 20 people who have both Dutch and Turkish citizenship...
Pro-Kurdish HDP’s jailed co-chair Demirtaş: Turkish judiciary running away from me
Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party's (HDP) jailed Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş has harshly criticized the judicial process in Turkey and wrote on his official Twitter account via...
Dutch MPs bring threats against Turkish journalist to parliament’s agenda
Two members of the Dutch House of Representatives, Democrats 66 (D66) members Jan Paternotte and Van Meenen, have submitted a written motion directed to...
Islamist extremists terror attack kills 20 at Turkish restaurant in Burkina Faso
Suspected Islamist extremists on Sunday opened fire at an upscale Turkish restaurant in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, killing 20 people, including a...
Turkish prosecutors launch investigation into imam questioning donations to mosques
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into an imam who in a video message on social media three months ago raised questions about donations...
Disabled man issued a ‘good health’ medical report, denied release from prison
Bilal Danış, a disabled man jailed for alleged links to the Gülen movement, was issued a medical report saying he was healthy and was...
Turkey issues detention warrants for 315 more military personnel over alleged Gülen links
The Turkish government issued detention warrants for 315 military officers across Turkey on Friday as part of a massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged...
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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...
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...