Turkey arrests journalist for reporting on alleged judicial corruption
A Turkish court has ruled to arrest Furkan Karabay, an editor for the Gerçek Gündem news website who was detained on Thursday for reporting...
DEM Party indignant after CHP leader says he doesn’t regret vote that helped lead...
Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party has demanded an apology from Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu after the court-reinstated leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) said...
Former top court member sent to prison over Gülen links
A former member of Turkey’s highest administrative court, the Council of State, has been sent to prison to serve a sentence due to his...
Turkey blocks X posts carrying clips from comedian’s viral Erdoğan jokes
Turkey has blocked access to X posts carrying clips from comedian Deniz Göktaş’s viral comedy show “Ölü Deniz,” citing threats to national security and...
Int’l judicial platform calls on Turkey to restore rule of law, abide by ECtHR...
An international platform established by four judges associations in Europe to promote the rule of law in Turkey has called on the country to...
Turkey blocks access to X account of Stockholm Center for Freedom, critical journalists
Turkish authorities have blocked access in Turkey to the Stockholm Center for Freedom’s (SCF) X account as part of a sweeping order targeting 146...
Torture, Inhuman Treatment and Conditions in Turkish Prisons: 2023 in Review
Turkey has experienced a marked resurgence of torture and ill-treatment in custody over the past seven years and especially since a coup attempt on...
150 women killed by men in Turkey in first half of 2026: report
At least 150 women were killed by men in Turkey in the first six months of 2026, most of them in their homes and...
Turkey arrests Kurdish journalist on terrorism charges
A court in southeastern Turkey has ruled for the arrest of journalist Selamet Turan, who was detained last week, the Mezopotamya news agency reported...
Rights report urges prosecutors abroad to investigate alleged post-coup crimes in Turkey
A Netherlands-based human rights foundation has urged prosecutors outside Turkey to investigate alleged torture, enforced disappearances and crimes against humanity committed during the decade...
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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...
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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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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...
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Sippenhaft, also known as...