Merz criticizes Turkish judiciary, clashes with Erdoğan over Gaza during Ankara visit
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticized the state of Turkey’s judiciary and disagreed with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over their opposing views on Israel’s war...
Swedish PM calls organizers of anti-Turkey events ‘useful idiots for foreign powers who want...
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said at a press conference on Tuesday that the people who organized a Quran burning and hanged an effigy...
Turkish judges defy Constitutional Court, reject retrial of former city planner
An İstanbul court on Thursday rejected a ruling by Turkey’s Constitutional Court ordering a retrial of former city planner Tayfun Kahraman, attracting criticism from...
Erdoğan links deaths in major quake to ‘destiny’s plan’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday linked deaths in a massive earthquake that has claimed the lives of thousands in southern Turkey to...
New regulation gives Turkey’s president final say on mining permits, prompting legal, environmental concerns
Turkey has introduced sweeping changes to its mining permit system that put the final decision-making authority under the presidency, a move environmental groups and...
More than 7 million children affected by Turkey-Syria quake: UN
More than seven million children have been affected by the massive earthquake and a major aftershock that devastated Turkey and Syria last week, the...
17 minors died, 192 rights violations recorded in eastern and southeastern Turkey over the...
Seventeen minors lost their lives and at least 192 child rights violations were recorded in eastern and southeastern Turkey over the past year, the...
Turkey to build nearly 200,000 homes in earthquake-hit region
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday said Turkey would build almost 200,000 new homes in the country’s southeast, devastated by a massive earthquake two...
Turkey jails former teacher over Gülen links despite disabled son’s need for maternal care
A former teacher was jailed on Tuesday on terrorism charges due to her alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement despite her appeal for...
Medical groups, rights organizations call on Turkey to end persecution of doctors
In a joint letter addressed to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, leading international medical and human rights organizations have called on Turkey to drop...
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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...