RSF: Jailed Turkish journalists soon to be stigmatised by obligatory uniform
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has made a statement on Thursday and stated that is has appalled by a new Turkish decree under which detainees accused...
Afghan-Turk School students and teachers detained in Herat
A number of students and teachers from the Afghan-Turk school in Herat province were detained on Sunday morning over their alleged links to the Gülen...
53-year-old Turkish teacher affiliated with Gülen movement dies in Trabzon Prison
Recep Abdioğlu, a 53-year-old teacher, died in a Turkish prison in Trabzon province after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage on Thursday night.
Abdioğlo was jailed in...
JWF policy brief: How abusive counterterrorism laws deprived hundreds of thousands of people...
The New York-based Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF) has called on the international community to urge the Turkish government to repeal the country’s current...
Appeals court upholds terror sentence of ousted mayor of Diyarbakır
A court of appeals on Wednesday approved the nine year, four month, 15 day prison sentence of ousted Diyarbakır mayor Selçuk Mızraklı, the BirGün...
Pro-Kurdish party office in Marmaris attacked for second time in a month
An as of yet unidentified man in the early hours of Friday staged an attack on the district office of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic...
Bosnian court denies Turkish extradition request for alleged Gülen follower
A Bosnian court has dismissed a request for extradition to Turkey of a Turkish national, one among several wanted for alleged links to the...
Armored vehicle kills 5-year-old boy in southeastern Hakkari province: report
A 5-year-old boy died after being hit by an armored vehicle in southeastern Turkey’s Hakkari province on Wednesday, the Kronos news website reported.
E.A. was waiting...
Turkish prosecutor orders detention of 238 military officers over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities have ordered the detention of a total of 238 active-duty and former military officers due to their alleged links to the Gülen...
Turkey’s intelligence service abducts journalist İnan from Ukraine over Gülen links
Yusuf İnan, a Turkish journalist, was abducted by agents of Turkey's notorious National Intelligence Organisation (MİT) in Ukraine and transported to Turkey on Sunday...
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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...
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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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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...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2023.
The May 2023 re-election of...