Turkish club president who punched referee released pending trial
The former president of Turkish football club Ankaragücü, who was arrested earlier this month after punching a referee at the end of game in...
Turkish social media users call on authorities to release woman jailed with her baby
Turkish Twitter users are calling on authorities to release Şadinaz Yaşa Yılmaz, the mother of a 10-month-old infant, the Bold Medya news website reported.
Yılmaz...
Turkey continues to host the largest number of refugees in the world: UN report
Turkey is still the leading host country for refugees worldwide, with a population of nearly 3.6 million individuals seeking shelter, mainly from war-torn Syria,...
Turkish courts handed down 80 years in prison to 36 journalists in 2021
Journalists in Turkey made 475 court appearances in 2021, with the courts handing down a total of 80 years in prison to 36 of...
Turkey to sell furniture giant Bellona, seized after 2016 coup attempt
The Turkish government has started preparations to sell Bellona, a leading furniture brand seized from its original owners in 2016 as part of a...
Purged police officer dies after setting himself on fire
Ahmet Olgun, a former police officer who was fired from his job by an emergency decree as part of Turkey’s massive post-coup purge of...
Turkey detains 31 linked to the military in raids targeting Gülen movement
Turkish authorities detained 31 people linked to the Turkish Armed Forces over alleged ties to the faith-based Gülen movement in two separate operations this...
Jailed Turkish journalist Aydın: I am about to drown, I want a little oxygen
Turkish journalist Hüseyin Aydın, who has been held in İstanbul's notorious Silivri Prison for more than two years, has expressed his feelings in a...
63 journalists are imprisoned in Turkey: report
A total of 63 journalists were behind bars in Turkey as of November 3, the Artı Gerçek news website reported, citing a monthly report...
Turkey’s religious authority ignores court ruling, re-sanctions imam for refusing to take congregation to...
Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) has sanctioned an imam again for refusing to bring his congregation to a 2023 rally for President Recep...
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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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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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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...