Negligence played key role in Turkey’s hotel fire deaths: expert
Negligence played a role in the deaths of 78 people who perished when a huge fire gutted a luxury ski resort hotel in northern...
Turkish police detain 6 more people linked to Antalya municipality in crackdown on opposition
Turkish police on Tuesday detained six people in a morning raid on an association linked to the opposition-run Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, the latest move...
Lawyers find compelling evidence supporting claims of police mistreatment during İstanbul protests
Turkish lawyers said there was credible evidence that supported claims of unlawful strip-search, abuse and mistreatment by police during recent protests in İstanbul, the...
Wife of missing educator launches ‘justice watch’ in Bishkek
The wife of a Turkish-Kyrgyz educator feared to have been abducted by Turkish intelligence began a “justice watch” in front of the Kyrgyz presidential...
Authorities refuse to release critically ill mother of 3 arrested for Gülen links
Gülden Aşık, a mother of three who was arrested after being sentenced to six years, three months in prison for alleged links to the...
Former Turkish teacher convicted over Gülen links denied hospital transfer as health worsens: Lawmaker
A former Turkish teacher convicted of alleged links to the Gülen movement is facing a serious health crisis in prison, but authorities have not...
Turkish journalist associations call 2024 ‘a lost year’ for press freedom amid crackdowns
Representatives of Turkish journalist associations warned Tuesday that press freedom is eroding under legal and political pressure marked by detentions, police violence and censorship,...
Greek journalist’s documentary focuses on family that fled Turkey’s post-coup crackdown
A documentary by Greek journalist Mariana Kakaounaki tells of the injustices faced by victims of Turkey’s post-coup crackdown, focusing on a tragedy that took...
Turkey’s confiscation of $50 billion from Gülen members constitutes crimes against humanity: report
A comprehensive report exposes the vast scale of property confiscations in Turkey targeting the Gülen movement, a faith-based group outlawed by Ankara, with an estimated value...
Turkish authorities ban access to 340 URLs and websites
A Turkish court on Wednesday blocked access to 340 websites and URLs, including news websites, blogs and social media accounts, at the request of...
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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...