Turkish prosecutors investigate British economist over remarks linking Erdoğan to ‘sociopathic leaders’
Turkish prosecutors on Thursday opened a criminal investigation into British economist Timothy Ash for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after he referred to...
Bodies of last 5 miners retrieved 4 months after landslide in eastern Turkey
The bodies of five miners who were among nine buried in a landslide at a gold mine in Turkey’s eastern Erzincan province in February...
Former teacher diagnosed with cancer amid Turkey’s post-coup purge dies without justice
A former teacher who was diagnosed with cancer shortly after being dismissed from her job by a government decree following a coup attempt in...
Refugees confronted with increasing hate crimes after Bolu City Council approves controversial proposal
Refugees in Turkey's northwestern city of Bolu said they have been confronted with more hate crimes since the municipal council approved a discriminatory proposal...
Turkey orders detention of 78 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday ordered the detention of 78 people as part of an investigation into the alleged education network of the faith-based Gülen...
Prosecutors seek up to 2,430 years in prison for jailed İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu in...
Turkish prosecutors have filed a long-awaited indictment of İstanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, accusing him of leading a vast criminal network and committing 142...
Purged Turkish officer found dead in Switzerland, suicide suspected
Yaşar Akkoyun, a former special forces officer who was expelled from the Turkish military by an emergency decree, was found dead in a lake...
Asylum applications from Turkish citizens in EU see 494 percent rise over past 12...
There has been a 494 percent rise in the number of asylum applications in EU countries from Turkish citizens over the past 12 years,...
Turkey is home to over 4 million refugees, Interior Minister Soylu says
Turkey is home to a total of 4,038,857 refugees from around the world, according to the latest figures provided by Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu...
LGBTQ detainees held in one-person cells in Turkish prison, denied medical care
Six LGBTQ inmates in pretrial detention at Turkey’s Aksaray Prison are being held in single-person cells and denied access to medical care, under conditions...
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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.
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...