Turkish court rejects appeal of comedian’s arrest over stand-up show
A Turkish court has rejected an appeal of the arrest of comedian Deniz Göktaş on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and inciting...
Kurdish journalist released from pretrial detention 306 days after arrest
A Turkish court on Thursday decided for the release from pretrial detention of a Kurdish journalist 306 days after she was arrested on terrorism-related...
Turkish gov’t dismisses 6,801 military officers with latest decree over alleged Gülen links
The Turkish government has dismissed more than 6,000 officers and noncommissioned officers from the military over alleged links to the Gülen movement, part of...
X blocks another İmamoğlu campaign account in Turkey
Social media platform X on Monday blocked access in Turkey to another account operated by jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu’s presidential campaign office, the...
338 women in Turkey fell victim to femicide in a year: report
A total of 338 women in Turkey were murdered by men in the past 12 months, while 248 died under suspicious circumstances, Turkish Minute...
Turkey remains ‘not free’ in 2019 Freedom House report
Turkey remains in the “not free” category in the “Freedom in the World 2019” report published by the Washington-based Freedom House on Monday.
Freedom House...
Man arrested for removing, damaging Erdoğan banner in northern Turkey
A man has been arrested for removing and damaging a banner featuring President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the northern Turkish province of Zonguldak, the...
ECtHR faults Turkey for violating rights of top judicial board member dismissed in 2014
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the rights of Adem Kartal, the former vice president of the Supreme Board of...
Human Rights Watch: Turkish airstrike in Iraq disregards civilian loss
A Turkish military attack on an armed Iranian group in the Kurdistan region of Iraq in late June failed to take adequate precautions to minimize civilian casualties, Human Rights...
Turkey blocks X accounts of journalist, commentator and Kurdish-focused news agency
Turkish authorities have blocked access to the X accounts of journalist Fırat Fıstık, social media commentator Nasuh Bektaş and the Kurdish-focused Mezopotamya news agency...
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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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Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
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Throughout the year Turkey continued...
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Sippenhaft, also known as...