Turkey ranked 117th among 139 countries in global rule of law index
Turkey was ranked 117th among 139 countries in the rule of law index published by the World Justice Project (WJP) on Thursday, dropping one...
Turkish gov’t to detain 417 people for transferring money abroad
Turkish prosecutors ordered the detention of 417 people in a money laundering investigation into the transfer of about 2,5 billion Turkish lira ($419 million)...
Turkish gendarmes briefly detain 4 villagers protesting fish farming project in Black Sea
Turkish gendarmes briefly detained four villagers on Tuesday during a protest against a commercial fish farming project that residents say threatens their traditional fishing...
Turkish police raid Kurdish language center and bookstore
Turkish police raided the Mezopotamya Language and Culture Research Association (MED-DER), a Kurdish language center and the Payîz Pirtûk Kurdish bookstore in Diyarbakır early...
Opposition lawmakers display solidarity with Şenyaşar family demanding justice in political murder case
Lawmakers from Turkey’s main opposition party visited members of the Şenyaşar family, who have been demanding justice for three of their relatives who were...
US blacklists Turkish company over violating sanctions on North Korea
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Thursday designated a company in Turkey, SIA Falcon International Group, for...
Kavala says Turkey must comply with European court ruling ordering his release
Jailed businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala said on Thursday that Turkey’s compliance with a recent judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ordering his...
Judge notorious for convicting dissidents appointed İstanbul’s chief prosecutor
Akın Gürlek, a former judge and deputy justice minister known for convicting dissidents in politically motivated trials, has been appointed as the chief public...
Dutch PM backs Kavala statement, says Netherlands will continue to make such calls
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has backed 10 Western ambassadors’ recent statement urging the release of philanthropist Osman Kavala from jail, saying his country...
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish HDP says local elections meaningless after Erdoğan’s threat
Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) on Monday accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of rendering local elections useless after he said he would...
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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...