Turks who voted for Erdoğan would be better off in Turkey than Austria, deputy...
A prominent member of Austria’s Freedom Party, the junior partner in the country’s coalition government, has said Turks in Austria who voted for Turkish...
İstanbul court orders not to release 6 journalists over alleged links to Gülen movement
An İstanbul court ruled on Friday to remand in custody all alleged “media leg” suspects, including journalists Nazlı Ilıcak, Mehmet Altan and novelist Ahmat...
Turkish man released pending trial pictured sitting near graves of 4 family members killed...
A photo showing Burak Aydın, a teacher who was jailed for alleged Gülen links, visiting the graves of four of his family members who...
44,675 investigated for insulting Turkish president since 2014: opposition MP
A total of 44,675 investigations have been launched by Turkish prosecutors into individuals on allegations of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan since his election...
Professor İştar Gözaydın released from prison by an İstanbul court
Prominent professor and social scientist İştar Gözaydın, who has been behind bars since Dec. 20, 2016 on terror charges, has been released from prison by an...
Report: Suspicious abductions in Turkey raise fears of state role
A series of mysterious kidnappings in Turkey is bringing back the fear of forced disappearances by state agencies in the mid-1990s, Politico has reported.
According...
Turkish man jailed over alleged Gülen links dies as result of poor medical care...
Mehmet Özbir, 41, on Tuesday died of cancer that developed when he was in pretrial detention over Gülen links and which caused his health...
Turkish journalist investigating controversial coup attempt in 2016 detained
Ice Sevim Öztürk, a Turkish investigative journalist who produced a documentary on a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016 and promised to shock...
Turkish man released over harassing ex-girlfirend, arrested for ‘insulting’ President Erdoğan
A Turkish man in Hatay province who was detained and later released pending trial on charges of harassing his ex-girlfriend has reportedly been re-arrested...
Judicial council appoints Erdoğan’s chief advisor to Turkey’s top appeals court
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s chief advisor, Veysel Bektaş, was among 11 new members elected by Turkey’s Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) to...
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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...