NATO to set up temporary housing for survivors of devastating earthquakes in Turkey
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said the alliance is setting up temporary housing in Turkey and will use its strategic airlift capabilities to transport...
Turkey opens murder probe involving Süleymanlılar leader as 10 more jailed
Turkish prosecutors have opened a murder investigation into the 2016 death of a religious group leader, naming his successor Alihan Kuriş among several...
Turkish strike kills three in Kurdish-run NE Syria
The Kurdish administration in northeastern Syria said Wednesday that a Turkish drone strike targeting a car in the border city of Qamishli killed three...
EU’s Juncker says Turkey must release two Greek soldiers
Turkey must release two Greek soldiers detained in March on Turkish territory, EU Commission President Jean Claude Juncker said on Thursday during a visit...
Up to 60 migrants feared dead in eastern Turkey lake after boat sinks: report
Up to 60 migrants may have been trapped in a boat that sank in a lake in eastern Turkey last week, The Associated Press...
ECtHR braces for massive influx of post-coup dismissal cases from Turkey, sets new filing...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) said on Friday it will impose special administrative rules starting January 1, 2026, to handle what it...
Turkish gov’t detains 467 people over links to Gülen movement in past week
The Turkish government has detained a total of 467 people over the past week (July 9-July 16) as part of its massive post-coup witch...
Contact visitation not allowed in Turkish prisons since beginning of pandemic despite reopening
Families of inmates have voiced protests as contact visitation in Turkish prisons has not been allowed since the beginning of the pandemic despite the...
Turkey’s landmark PKK peace process law takes effect after publication in Official Gazette
A law allowing some members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and people prosecuted or convicted of PKK-related crimes to have their cases...
28 arrested in mass operation against Kurds in Diyarbakır-based operation
The number of people arrested after being detained along with more than 100 activists, lawyers and politicians in a mass operation targeting Kurds across...
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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...