Press freedom groups urge Turkey to free journalists targeted during anti-LGBTQ+ crackdown
The International Press Institute (IPI) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on Turkish authorities on Wednesday to release journalists jailed or detained...
Pro-Erdoğan daily targets ex-police chief on Turkey’s extradition list from Sweden
A former Turkish police chief living in exile in Sweden named on a list of political dissidents whose extradition is demanded by the Turkish...
Kurdish co-mayor detained following protests over trustee appointment
Birsen Orhan, the former co-mayor of Tunceli from the pro-Kurdish People’s Equality and Democracy party (DEM Party), was taken into custody early Thursday, the...
Report sheds light on shrinking space for civil society in Turkey under state pressure
A report titled “Civil Society Organizations in Turkey: Freedom of Association and Right to Participation” sheds light on the ongoing restriction of the civil...
Turkey detains 6 people over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities have detained six people in Ankara and Edirne over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, including four accused of attempting to...
Guinean doctor in Turkey faces deportation over undisclosed security claims
A Guinean physician who has lived in Turkey for 14 years and is married to a Turkish citizen is facing deportation under a national...
Kurdish politician suffering from dementia detained in İstanbul
A Kurdish politician who was released from prison last year following a long-awaited medical report stating that her dementia did not allow her to remain behind...
Turkey’s response to UN letter on Kavala case does not address allegations: UN special...
Turkey’s response to a joint letter sent by UN special rapporteurs in September on the case of Osman Kavala, a prominent businessman and philanthropist...
Outpouring of grief as Turkey buries school shooting victims
Crowds gathered for the funerals of eight children and a teacher in southern Turkey on Thursday, killed when a 14-year-old opened fire at a...
Turkey targets dessert chain in latest crackdown on Gülen movement, 33 detained
Turkish police detained 33 people on Monday in dawn raids targeting a popular dessert chain over alleged fundraising for the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkish...
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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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The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge
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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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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...