4 Gülen followers detained while trying to flee Turkey
The authorities in northwest Turkey have detained four people allegedly affiliated with the Gülen movement who were reportedly attempting to flee to neighboring Greece,...
Turkey expands presidential control over municipally owned companies
Turkey has expanded presidential control over municipally owned companies, requiring local governments and their majority-owned firms to obtain presidential approval before setting up companies...
Alevis suffered most attacks on religious properties in last 20 years: USCIRF report
According to a recent report by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), Alevis were the religious community that suffered the most...
Turkish police detain 24 people at Ankara protest marking Gezi anniversary
Turkish police detained 24 people in Ankara on Monday while breaking up a demonstration marking the 13th anniversary of the Gezi Park protests and...
Turkish hospital defends treatment of inmate in handcuffs
A hospital in Ankara has claimed that the treatment of an inmate in handcuffs was “compatible with medical requirements and needs,” the Bianet news...
President of Turkey’s top court says rights rulings must be enforced as complaints top...
The Turkish Constitutional Court has received more than 739,000 individual rights complaints since 2012, the court's president said Monday, warning that constitutional protections have...
Turkish gendarmes assault lawyer for speaking in Kurdish with clients
Gendarmes in southeast Turkey verbally and physically assaulted lawyer Ahmet Atış for speaking in Kurdish with clients, the Mezopotamya news agency reported on Friday.
The...
At least 212 workers died in Turkey in May, annual toll hits 835
At least 212 people died in work-related incidents across Turkey in May, bringing the death toll for the first five months of 2026 to...
Closure of 2013 graft probes plunged Turkey into lawlessness: ex-prosecutor
The former Turkish prosecutor in charge of the December 17, 2013 corruption and bribery operation said in an interview with investigative journalist Cevheri Güven...
Turkey blocks access to global petition platform Change.org
Turkey has blocked access to Change.org, a global online petition platform widely used for digital signature campaigns on social, political and rights-related issues, according...
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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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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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Sippenhaft, also known as...