Turkish actress released after detention over İzmir mayor’s switch to Erdoğan’s party
Turkish actress and television presenter Berna Laçin was released Thursday after being detained Wednesday over a social media post criticizing the mayor of İzmir...
28 women killed by men, 19 others die under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in...
Twenty-eight women were killed by men in Turkey in September, while 19 others died under suspicious circumstances, according to a monthly report by the...
At least 226 workers died in Turkey in September, bringing 2026 toll to 1,736
At least 226 workers died in work-related incidents in Turkey in September, bringing the death toll in the first nine months of 2026 to...
Police suicides in Turkey rise to one every 4 days, prompting calls for action
An average of one police officer has died by suicide every four days in Turkey this year, with 72 deaths recorded so far, prompting...
Turkey’s top court finds rights violations in prison officials’ treatment of dismissed prosecutor
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that prison officials subjected dismissed prosecutor Hasan Dursun to treatment incompatible with human dignity by using force that authorities...
ECtHR finds Turkey violated investigative journalist’s rights over Libya reporting
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated investigative journalist Müyesser Yıldız’s freedom of expression by holding her in pretrial...
Turkish court sentences 2 Kurdish journalists over reports alleging torture by gendarmerie commander
A Turkish court on Tuesday handed down prison sentences to two Kurdish journalists on charges of targeting a public official in their outlets’ reports...
Turkey’s top court warns of ‘chaos’ over refusal to retry Gezi defendant
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has warned that refusing to implement its judgments could throw the legal system into “chaos,” in a reasoned decision published Tuesday...
CPJ calls for journalist Derya Okatan’s release, forensic examination of evidence
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Tuesday called on Turkish authorities to immediately release journalist Derya Okatan and conduct a proper forensic examination...
Turkish journalist jailed over report alleging expired meat served at public hospital
A Turkish court on Tuesday jailed local journalist Hasan Güraksu under Turkey’s disinformation law over a report alleging that expired meat was being used...
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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.
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The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge
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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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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...