State censorship of Kurdish culture persists despite talk of reconciliation
Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Ministry has appealed a court ruling that lifted a ban on the Kurdish film “Rojbash,” in a move that critics...
Kılıçdaroğlu to face trial for ‘insulting’ ex-minister implicated in 2013 graft probe
Turkey’s main opposition leader will stand trial on charges of “insulting a public officer” due to his statements about a former minister implicated in...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court denied release request of sick academic who died of COVID-19 in...
The Turkish Constitutional Court on May 11, 2020 had denied a request for the release of sick academic Halil Şimşek, who died in western Çanakkale Prison...
Ukrainian journalists concerned over journalist İnan’s extradition to Turkey
Turkish journalist Yusuf Inan’s forced return from Ukraine to Turkey is worrisome, Sergei Tomilenko, chairman of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NSJU), said...
Turkey’s Social Security Institution denies pension bonus to dismissed civil servant despite legal precedent
Turkey’s Social Security Institution (SGK) has denied a retirement payout to a civil servant dismissed after a 2016 coup attempt, despite Constitutional Court rulings...
Turkey detains 24 people over alleged Gülen links
Twenty-four people across Turkey have been detained by the police for alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based group accused by the government...
Dismissed teacher reinstated 2 years after her death from cancer
Emine Yürükçü, a teacher who was fired from her job by a government decree without due process, has been reinstated two years after her...
Turkish gov’t detains 22 people over alleged exam fraud
The Turkish government on Wednesday detained 22 people across Turkey for alleged involvement in police exam fraud and their suspected links to the Gülen...
Turkey blocks 940 accounts, shuts down 93 Telegram groups after school attacks
Turkish authorities blocked access to 940 social media accounts and shut down 93 Telegram groups following two deadly school attacks as part of a...
Turkey’s top prosecutor who seeks to close pro-Kurdish party visits nationalist group in parliament
Turkey’s top prosecutor, who filed a closure case against the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in March 2021, paid a visit to the nationalist...
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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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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...