Turkish consulates in Germany send Erdoğan propaganda letter to expatriates
As voting continues abroad for the elections to be held in Turkey on June 24, all Turkish citizens registered at the Turkish consulates in...
Turkish police detain former military officer convicted over Gülen links
Turkish police on Wednesday detained a former military officer in Kocaeli province who had been sought by the authorities following his conviction on charges...
Berlin denies Turkey’s accusations of press freedom violations in detention of journalists
The German Foreign Ministry has denied Turkey’s accusations of violation of freedom of the press over the brief detention of two journalists from the...
9-year-old Turkish girl drowns while trying to cross Evros River
Nine-year-old Nurefşan Teke drowned on Thursday while trying to cross the Evros River with her mother Neslihan in order to reunite with her father,...
US senator introduces resolution for sanctions against Turkey over religious freedom violations
US Senator from Mississippi and Helsinki Commission Chairman Roger Wicker introduced a bipartisan resolution on Tuesday urging US President Donald Trump to take action...
HRW documents Turkey’s authoritarian trajectory in 2025
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday that Turkey’s government consolidated its authoritarian trajectory in 2025 with an unprecedented campaign against the country’s main...
Majority of Turkey’s Gen Z wants to live abroad, German foundation survey shows
A survey conducted by the Turkey office of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), a German political foundation, has revealed that the majority of Generation Z in Turkey,...
Prominent lawmaker facing expulsion from Turkish Parliament vows not to leave
Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a lawmaker in the Turkish Parliament and a prominent human rights activist, has vowed not to leave after a court decision...
Turkish gov’t detains 119 people over links to Gülen movement in past week
The Turkish government has detained a total of 119 people over the past week (June 11-June 18) as part of its massive post-coup witch...
Turkey blocks pro-Kurdish news agencies’ social media accounts
Turkish authorities have blocked the social media accounts of two pro-Kurdish news agencies, prompting a parliamentary inquiry from an opposition lawmaker over the government's...
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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...