Enes Kanter Freedom’s new memoir recounts fight against Erdoğan, Chinese abuses
Former Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter Freedom has published a memoir that details his persecution by Turkey’s government under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, his...
Former Turkish health minister jailed for insulting Erdoğan’s son Bilal
Right Party (DP) leader and former health minister Rıfat Serdaroğlu was sent to prison on Thursday to serve two months, 17 days for allegedly...
Turkish authorities blocked parole for 16 political prisoners: rights groups
Rights groups in Turkey accused prison authorities on Friday of unlawfully obstructing the release of political prisoners, claiming that 16 inmates at Istanbul’s Bakırköy...
72-year-old Kurdish inmate dies shortly after belated release from prison
Hamdin Ördek, 72, a Kurdish inmate who was suffering from Alzheimer's disease, died on Wednesday, six days after he was belatedly released from prison...
Turkey appoints trustee to run pro-opposition network TELE1
Turkish authorities have appointed a government-controlled trustee to take over management of TELE1, one of the country’s last remaining pro-opposition television networks, after the...
Turkey’s top court finds rights violation in man’s dismissal due to spouse’s alleged ties...
Turkey's Constitutional Court has ruled that the firing of a man due to his wife’s alleged links to the Gülen movement violated his right...
Suspended mayor from Turkey’s main opposition party faces 15 years on terrorism charges
Ahmet Özer, the suspended mayor of İstanbul’s Esenyurt district from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), made his third appearance in court on...
EU Commission wants to strengthen Bulgaria-Turkey land border with new capabilities
The European Commission wants to strengthen the land border between Bulgaria and Turkey with management capabilities, commission president Ursula von der Leyen said during...
Journalists hit with travel ban after questioning over coverage of jailed İstanbul mayor
A Turkish court banned six Turkish journalists from traveling abroad after they gave statements to the police as suspects in an investigation linked to...
Unidentified quake victims not included in Turkey death toll, opposition party leader says
Unidentified victims of a deadly earthquake that killed thousands in Turkey and Syria are not included in the death toll, said Ali Babacan, leader...
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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.
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Weaponized Diplomacy: How Erdoğan Uses Turkish Missions for Transnational Repression
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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...