Turkey’s top court finds rights violations in over 73,000 cases in the last decade
The Constitutional Court of Turkey found at least one violation of rights in each of 73,089 cases handled from late September 2012 to March...
Turkish spies gather intelligence in French city near German border, document reveals
A leaked Turkish government document obtained by Nordic Monitor reveals that Turkish intelligence operatives conducted surveillance activities in France to collect information on a...
Turkish expats in Germany hope for citizenship law overhaul
Şener Sargut is from Turkey but has lived in Germany for over six decades, is married to a German woman and speaks the local...
Intensified crackdown on dissidents violates constitution: İstanbul bar president
İstanbul Bar Association President İbrahim Kaboğlu criticized the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) for intensified searches, home raids, detentions and arrests targeting dissidents...
Murder suspect out on bail accused of new femicide
Ümitcan Uygun, accused of murdering his girlfriend Aleyna Çakır (aka Sema Esen) and released from prison pending trial on July 17, was detained as...
Lawyers challenge appointment of new justice minister at top administrative court
A group of lawyers led by Ömer Faruk Eminağaoğlu, the founding president of the now-closed Union of Judges and Prosecutors (YARSAV), has filed a...
Critical academic briefly held ahead of Turkey’s vote
A Turkish academic who has criticized the lack of democracy in his country was briefly held and questioned in İstanbul, underscoring tensions ahead of...
UN report warns Turkey likely to face serious drought by 2030, urges immediate gov’t...
A recent report prepared the United States National Drought Mitigation Center for the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification warned that Turkey would face a serious drought by...
552 kids mark Children’s Day in Turkish prisons with their mothers
Turkey is celebrating National Sovereignty and Children’s Day with a total of 552 children under the age of six accompanying their mothers in prisons,...
Woman detained over links to Gülen movement after giving birth
A woman was detained less than 24 hours after delivering a baby yesterday for alleged affiliation with the Gülen movement, a faith-based group inspired...
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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...
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Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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Sippenhaft, also known as...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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