Turkish pensioner questioned by police for ‘insulting’ Erdoğan in street interview
A retired man in Turkey has been summoned by police for questioning after criticizing the government in a street interview, with authorities accusing him...
Third CHP mayor in İstanbul arrested, removed from office
Turkey’s Interior Ministry has removed another opposition party mayor in İstanbul from office following his arrest as part of a bid-rigging investigation, Turkish Minute...
Famous Turkish YouTuber gets suspended sentence over social media remarks
An İstanbul court has handed down a 26-month suspended sentence to popular YouTuber and filmmaker İlker Canikligil over comments he made during a livestream...
Erdoğan’s crackdown does not spare minors: Teenagers recount trauma of police custody
Two teenage girls detained last week in a police operation focused on alleged members of Gülen movement, a faith-based group targeted by Turkish President...
Wife of slain Turkish far-right leader refuses to attend hearing, says she has lost...
The wife of Sinan Ateş, a former far-right nationalist leader assassinated in 2022, has chosen not to attend a hearing on Wednesday, where eight...
Turkey’s pension system near bottom of global index, lowest in sustainability: report
Turkey’s pension system is ranked 49th overall out of 52 countries and came in last in the sustainability category of the Mercer CFA Institute...
Crackdown on Gülen movement continues with detention of 12 following Erdoğan’s victory
A crackdown on members of the Gülen movement is continuing with the detention of 12 people following President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s victory in a...
Turkey blocks satirical magazine LeMan’s website and X account after alleged Prophet cartoon
Turkish authorities have blocked access to the website and X account of LeMan, a popular satirical magazine, following accusations that a recent cartoon depicted...
Syrian refugees flock to border to flee Turkey earthquake wreckage
Syrian refugees living in Turkey sought to get back to their war-torn country on Friday after swaths of their adopted home were destroyed by...
Health needs remain high in Turkey 2 months after the earthquakes: IOM
Some key sectors of the emergency and recovery response in Turkey remain dangerously underfunded, including health, two months after devastating earthquakes struck the country’s...
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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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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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Sippenhaft, also known as...