Only 5.7 pct of Turkey’s private-sector workers are union members: report
Only 5.7 percent of private-sector workers in Turkey are union members and a mere 4.2 percent are covered by collective bargaining agreements, according to...
Conscript convicted of involvement in failed coup says he has been robbed of his...
Hamza Yıldız, a young private in the Turkish military convicted of involvement in a failed coup in July 2016 and handed down nine life...
Teacher briefly detained for criticizing Erdoğan’s ‘Turkey’s Century’
A teacher has been briefly detained in southern Turkey for allegedly targeting “Turkey’s Century,” an election campaign promise made by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
Turkey detains 30 in raids targeting religious group that has been in crosshairs of...
Turkish police on Thursday detained 30 people during raids conducted in 17 provinces against a religious group known as “Süleymancılar” and who identify themselves...
Children of political prisoners in Turkey cast as ‘potential criminals,’ new report finds
Children of political prisoners in Turkey are being treated as “potential criminals” and face widespread rights abuses, according to a new report published on...
Turkish Constitutional Court’s new mission is to ignore and legitimize unlawful acts, says jailed...
Former deputy chief justice of Turkey’s Constitutional Court Alparslan Altan said in the aftermath of a coup attempt in 2016 the Turkish Constitutional Court...
14 detained in Turkey over use of ByLock messaging app despite ECtHR rulings
Although the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has in several cases made clear that use of the ByLock messaging app does not constitute...
Turkish activists demand end to impunity for crimes against women after brutal murders
Turkish women’s rights organizations held demonstrations in İstanbul and several other cities over the weekend in the wake of the brutal murder of two...
Turkey detains 6 journalists covering Syria border protest
Turkish authorities on Wednesday detained six journalists near the border in southeastern Turkey while they were covering a protest against the Syrian army’s offensive...
Turkey jails activist protesting land survey for coal mine project in Muğla
A Turkish court on Tuesday ordered the pretrial detention of local activist Esra Işık for protesting a land survey linked to a coal mine...
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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...