Turkish gov’t prosecutes 176 people over social media posts in a week
The Turkish government has investigated 229 social media accounts and taken legal action against 176 users over the last week (Oct. 8-Oct. 15) on accusations...
29 arrested in latest phase of bribery probe targeting CHP-run municipality
Twenty-nine people have been arrested pending trial in the latest phase of a bribery investigation targeting the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP)-run Seferihisar...
UN raises concerns over Turkey’s treatment of individuals linked to Gülen movement
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has raised significant concerns about Turkey’s treatment of individuals reportedly affiliated with the faith-based Gülen movement, citing allegations...
319,587 people detained, 99,962 arrested in terrorism operations against the Gülen movement
A total of 319,587 people were detained and 99,962 arrested in operations against supporters of the Gülen movement since a coup attempt on July...
Turkish gov’t detains some 60 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained dozens of people on Friday across Turkey as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of the...
Turkish actor gives police statement over joke about state-appointed trustees
Turkish actor and director Müfit Can Saçıntı gave a police statement over a criminal complaint stemming from a joke he made about state-appointed trustees...
Turkey’s top court found rights violations in more than 2,500 applications in first 9...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court found at least one violation of human rights in each of 2,529 applications in the first nine months of this year,...
Turkish authorities detain 3 YouTube journalists
Three YouTube journalists known for their candid street interviews were detained yesterday after police raided their homes, Turkish media reported.
Hasan Köksoy, Arif Kocabıyık and...
Turkey detains Swedish citizen over alleged links to outlawed PKK
Turkish authorities have detained a Swedish citizen over suspected links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakır,...
Turkey removes another Kurdish mayor from office
The Turkish Interior Ministry, which has recently increased its pressure on opposition-run municipalities, has removed another Kurdish mayor from his post due to his...
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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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This report focuses on how the Turkish government, under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has used family punishment against his opponents.
Sippenhaft, also known as...