Freedom House warns Turkey’s social media verification plan poses risks to government critics
Turkey’s plan to require social media users to verify their ages through a government-run identity system poses significant risks to online anonymity and people...
Turkish prosecutors seek up to 3 years in prison for girl band manager over...
Turkish prosecutors are seeking up to three years in prison for the jailed manager of the Manifest girl band, accusing him of helping publish...
EU is letting Turkey’s people down, Belgian lawmaker says
The European Union is letting down Turkey’s people, opposition politicians and elected mayors by softening its response to repression because of the country’s strategic...
Top Turkish court finds rights violation in police intervention in pro-Kurdish demonstration
Turkey's Constitutional Court has found a violation of the right to peaceful assembly in a police intervention that prevented a 2019 protest organized by...
Turkey’s fund scandal fuels new wave of hate speech against Gülen movement
A financial scandal that has sparked public anger in Turkey has fueled a new wave of hate speech against the faith-based Gülen movement, with...
Ailing Turkish man imprisoned over alleged Gülen links faces leg amputation as family seeks...
A 73-year-old Turkish man imprisoned over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement has been hospitalized with advanced gangrene and is expected to have...
Turkish court jails journalist after complaint by former broadcasting regulator chief
A Turkish court on Wednesday jailed journalist İsmail Arı pending trial on a disinformation charge over a complaint by the former head of the...
Turkey orders opposition TV station owner’s social media account blocked after state takeover
Turkish authorities have ordered access blocked to the personal social media account of Cafer Mahiroğlu, the owner of Halk TV, a leading pro-opposition television...
Turkish press groups call for nationwide protests against censorship, media crackdown
Turkish press organizations have called on journalists and the public to demonstrate across Turkey on Saturday against journalist arrests, state takeovers of opposition media...
Turkey presses Belgium for Gülen movement extraditions
Turkey pressed Belgium to extradite people accused of links to the faith-based Gülen movement and close institutions it associates with the movement during talks...
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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...