Teachers suspended after ex-mayor targeted rainbow decoration for ‘promoting homosexuality’
Turkey’s Ministry of Education temporarily suspended a teacher and a school principal for using a rainbow decoration at a school event after public criticism...
52.3 pct of Turks are against withdrawal from Istanbul Convention: survey
A survey conducted by pollster Metropoll has revealed that 52.3 percent of Turks are against the government's decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention,...
Turkish court orders release of jailed journalist Mehmet Altan
An İstanbul Regional Court of Justice ruled on Wednesday for the release pending appeal of jailed journalist and prominent Turkish academic Mehmet Altan, who has been held...
Former Kosovo intel chief sentenced in retrial over illegal deportation of Turkish nationals
A Kosovo court has again sentenced former intelligence chief Driton Gashi to more than four years in prison for his role in the illegal...
Tewenty-one journalists re-detained before court’s release decision implemented
Twenty-one journalists, who were released by an İstanbul court on Friday, have been re-detained in front of infamous Silivri Prison by the police before...
Victims of Sivas Massacre commemorated on its 25th anniversary
The Sivas Massacre, an arson attack carried out by an extremist mob on mostly Alevi intellectuals inside the Madımak Hotel that killed 33 intellectuals...
X account of creator of children’s YouTube channels blocked in Turkey after antisemitic backlash
The X account of a Turkish Jewish creator behind several major children’s YouTube channels has been blocked for users in Turkey following an antisemitic...
122,632 jailed over alleged Gülen links since coup attempt in 2016: justice minister
A total of 122,632 people have been jailed over alleged links to the Gülen movement since a coup attempt in Turkey in July 2016,...
Turkish gov’t seizes pension of jailed media executive Hidayet Karaca
The pension of jailed media executive Hidayet Karaca was confiscated by the Turkish government, his son Sıdkı Karaca said in a tweet yesterday.
“All of...
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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...
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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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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...