Turkey accused of targeting Kurds in retaliatory airstrikes following Ankara suicide bombing
Recent Turkish airstrikes in northeastern Syria in response to a suicide bombing in Ankara on Sunday for which the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) claimed...
Turkey’s top court delays ruling again in case of Kurdish man jailed at 14...
Turkey's Constitutional Court has for a second time postponed a ruling on a yearslong fair trial complaint filed on behalf of Mazlum İçli, who...
PACE urges Turkey to uphold Strasbourg court rulings, release Osman Kavala
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution on Thursday urging Turkey to comply with the judgments of the European Court of...
Former Turkish prime minister, ex-Erdoğan allies call for retrials after ECtHR ruling on coup-era...
A former Turkish prime minister, a culture minister and an opposition lawmaker called for the retrial of thousands convicted in the crackdown that followed...
Parents of critically ill teen detained in nationwide police operation targeting Gülen movement
The parents of a critically ill young woman were detained in a nationwide police raid on Tuesday morning for alleged links to the Gülen...
Kurdish journalist faces terrorism propaganda investigation over reporting shared online
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into Öznur Değer, editor of the pro-Kurdish JINNEWS news agency, accusing her of disseminating terrorist propaganda in social...
HRW urges Turkey to investigate airstrikes that killed or injured civilians in Syria
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday Turkey should investigate the harm done to civilians in its Oct. 5-10 aerial campaign against Kurdish militants in Syria,...
Opposition parties, bar associations, unions condemn ouster of Turkey’s main opposition leadership
A Turkish appeals court’s ouster of the elected leadership of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) sparked condemnation from opposition parties, bar associations,...
Grave of murdered 12-year-old Kurdish child vandalized in SE Turkey
Unknown individuals have damaged the grave of Uğur Kaymaz, a child who was shot dead at the age of 12, and that of his...
Turkey’s main opposition says Erdoğan is trying to retain power by removing alternatives, vows...
Turkey’s main opposition party on Tuesday accused President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of trying to hold on to power by eliminating political alternatives, Turkish Minute...
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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...
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Sippenhaft, also known as...