Detained daughter mourns in handcuffs after being denied attendance at father’s funeral
After being denied the opportunity to attend her father’s funeral on Monday, Sueda Güngör, who is currently in pretrial detention, was allowed by Turkish...
Turkey’s request for Gülen extradition not sent to US court since it would be...
A Turkish minister has claimed that US officials haven’t sent Turkey’s requests for the extradition of Islamic cleric Fethullah Gülen, accused by Ankara of...
Turkey issues detention warrants for 27 noncommissioned military officers over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities on Friday ordered the detention of 27 noncommissioned officers (NCOs) from the military, including active duty personnel, as part of a massive...
İstanbul court convicts 19 in terrorism trial of girls over religious, social activities
A court in İstanbul has convicted 19 defendants and acquitted 19 others in a case known as the “girls’ trial,” which was based on...
Former general serving life sentence on coup charges dies in prison
Kemal Mutlum, a former brigadier general who was serving an aggravated life sentence on conviction of coup charges following an abortive putsch in Turkey...
Abusive mass arrests of Turkish lawyers damage rule of law: Human Rights Watch
The abusive mass arrest of Turkish lawyers damages the rule of law and blatantly seeks to identify lawyers with the alleged crimes of their...
Questions vetted in advance for Erdoğan on plane spark accusations of a stage-managed press...
Allegations that officials vetted questions posed to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a return flight from Washington have fueled accusations of a stage-managed press,...
2,417 doctors have left Turkey to work in Germany in 2022, according to TTB
The number of Turkish doctors immigrating from Turkey to Germany due to heavy workloads and increasing security concerns has reached 2,417, according to the...
Ankara orders detention of 82 Kurdish politicians over protests against alleged Turkish support for...
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has ordered the detention of 82 prominent pro-Kurdish politicians, with some of them detained as of Friday morning...
Turkey bans Robbie Williams concert over safety concerns
Turkish authorities have banned a Robbie Williams concert scheduled for October 7 in İstanbul over “safety concerns” following several calls for protest, a source...
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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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Weaponized Diplomacy: How Erdoğan Uses Turkish Missions for Transnational Repression
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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...