Courts to decide whether social media posts include disinformation under new law
Turkish courts will decide whether or not a social media post was aimed at producing or disseminating fake news and disinformation online under a...
US religious freedom commission recommends Turkey for Special Watch List over severe violations
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has recommended that Turkey be placed on the State Department’s Special Watch List for engaging...
Enes Kanter Freedom faces new investigation on Erdoğan insult allegations
Turkish prosecutors launched a new investigation into Enes Kanter Freedom, an activist and a former NBA player, on accusations of insulting Turkish President Recep...
40 Turkish police officers die by suicide in first half of 2025
Forty Turkish police officers have died by suicide in the first half of 2025, marking an increase that has raised fresh concerns about mental...
3 journalists detained in Ankara for protesting arrest of 16 colleagues
Turkish police have detained three journalists for attending a demonstration protesting the arrest of 16 of their colleagues on charges of membership in a...
Turkey opens Spotify probe after ‘provocative playlist’ complaint
Turkey’s competition authority has opened an investigation into Spotify over alleged anti-competitive practices, while a deputy culture minister has called for legal action against...
Attacks on 4 Alevi institutions in Turkish capital ‘organized and planned,’ lawyer says
Attacks targeting four Alevi houses of worship (cemevis) and associations in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Saturday were “organized and planned beforehand,” Turkish...
Court denies request to hear tourism minister in trial over deadly hotel fire in...
A Turkish court on Thursday rejected a request to hear Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy as a witness in a trial concerning...
Syrian teenager stabbed to death in southern Turkey’s Hatay province
A young Syrian man was stabbed to death on Sunday in an apparent hate crime in the southern Turkish province of Hatay, the Duvar...
Turkey issues detention warrants for 12 in two investigations linked to Gülen movement
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 12 people in two separate investigations involving alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run Anadolu...
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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...