Purge victim forced to work as a deliveryman dies from injuries sustained in traffic...
Semih Parıltı, a victim of purges that followed a July 15, 2016 coup attempt in Turkey who was dismissed from his civil service job...
COVID lockdown sees Turkish women bear brunt of unpaid work, UNDP survey finds: report
Turkish women did four times as much household and care work as men during lockdowns aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus, research...
68 prisoners died by suicide in Turkey’s prisons in 2024
At least 68 inmates in Turkey’s prisons died by suicide between January 1 and November 30, 2024 according to data from the Justice Ministry...
Turkey detains 22 people in another operation targeting Gülen followers
Turkish police have detained 22 people out of 25 named in detention warrants as part of an Ankara-based probe into academics and civil servants...
Ankara’s requests for Swiss assistance against Turkish expats on the rise: report
Swiss authorities have been asked to take action against social media commentary that Turkey perceives as defamatory or sympathetic to terrorist groups, the Swissinfo...
Turkey blocks access to pro-Kurdish newspaper’s X account
Turkish authorities on Friday blocked access to the X account of the pro-Kurdish Yeni Yaşam daily, the newspaper reported.
This was the third ban on...
Police briefly detained 121 people during demonstration against Turkey’s alleged use of chemical weapons...
One hundred twenty-one people were briefly detained during a demonstration in İstanbul on Sunday protesting the Turkish armed forces’ alleged use of chemical weapons...
Turkish broadcast regulator fines pro-opposition TELE1 TV following Ministry of Interior threats
Turkey’s broadcast regulator, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), fined pro-opposition TELE1 TV a day after the Ministry of Interior had threatened the...
İstanbul Bar calls for closure of ‘pit-type’ prisons, citing human dignity violations
The İstanbul Bar Association has called for the closure of so-called “pit-type” prisons and urged the authorities to address the demands of inmates on...
Turkish journalist in exile says NATO must call Turkey’s bluff on his extradition
Bülent Keneş, a Turkish journalist living in exile in Sweden, said the world should know by now that most people Turkish President Recep Tayyip...
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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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Sippenhaft, also known as...