Kurdish shopkeepers hospitalized after alleged racist mob attack in Istanbul
Two Kurdish shopkeepers were hospitalized after being beaten with sticks by a large group in Istanbul in what their family described as a racially...
Turkey’s unionization rate drops below 14 percent despite membership increase
Turkey’s unionization rate fell below 14 percent in July as growth in the registered workforce far outpaced an increase in union membership, according to...
Journalist briefly detained over report on alleged abduction of pro-Kurdish party member
A Kurdish journalist was detained in İstanbul on terrorism-related accusations for his reporting on the alleged abduction of a member of a pro-Kurdish opposition...
Court puts AHBAP under state control as Erdoğan targets earthquake ‘opportunists’
A Turkish court has transferred control of all assets belonging to prominent disaster-relief charity AHBAP to a state-run fund and initiated its dissolution, as...
Family of Kurdish teenager hit by police vehicle says officers pressured them to withdraw...
The family of a Kurdish teenager injured when she was hit by an armored police vehicle in southeastern Turkey has accused officers of pressuring...
Turkish court rejects appeal of comedian’s arrest over stand-up show
A Turkish court has rejected an appeal of the arrest of comedian Deniz Göktaş on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and inciting...
Turkey blocks DW reporter’s X account on national security grounds
Turkish authorities have blocked access to the X account of Deutsche Welle Turkish service reporter Alican Uludağ on national security and public order grounds,...
Turkey blocks thousands of social media accounts over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish authorities have blocked access to 3,679 social media accounts they allege were connected to the faith-based Gülen movement during a seven-month digital enforcement...
280 former lawmakers quit CHP to back Özel’s new opposition movement
A total of 280 former lawmakers from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) announced on Monday that they were resigning to support the...
Turkey investigates journalists over report alleging CHP used paid extras at ceremony
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation following a criminal complaint against journalists over a report alleging that hundreds of people were paid to pose...
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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...