YouTube journalist, man who read a poem in street interview arrested for insulting Erdoğan
A Turkish court on Friday ordered the arrest of YouTube journalist Hasan Köksoy and Halil Kürklü, who recited a poem during one of Köksoy’s...
Turkey’s democratic gains for women under threat as country ranks 125th globally for females...
Women’s hard-won democratic gains in Turkey are at risk, a senior opposition lawmaker warned, as the country’s ranks 125th out of 185 nations for...
More than 100,000 people investigated for insulting public officials in Turkey in one year
Turkish prosecutors opened 115,516 investigations into the alleged insult of public officials in 2024, resulting in 14,458 convictions and 17,593 suspended sentences, Turkish Minute...
Parliamentary body receives only summary of Turkish lawmakers’ meeting with PKK leader
A special parliamentary body on Thursday received only a four-page summary of a recent meeting between Turkish lawmakers and jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)...
Prosecutors split over journalist’s investigative report, raising questions about political influence in Turkey’s judiciary
Turkish prosecutors have reached opposing decisions over the same investigative report on corruption, with İstanbul indicting journalist İsmail Arı on insult and defamation charges...
11 suspects re-arrested hours after release in probe targeting İstanbul municipality
Eleven people who were ordered to be released on Thursday in an investigation targeting the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality were taken back into custody as...
Turkey detains 12, including university students, over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities detained 12 people, including university students, on Wednesday over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run TRT Haber broadcaster reported.
As...
Rights groups urge Europe to adopt convention against transnational repression
Thirty-two international human rights groups on Wednesday urged Council of Europe member states to adopt a legally binding convention against transnational repression (TNR), warning...
Turkey moves to deport Azerbaijani opposition figure accused of backing coup attempt
Turkey has moved to deport Azerbaijani opposition figure and former lawmaker Gültekin Hacıbeyli after detaining her in İstanbul last Saturday, the Karar news website...
Worker deaths in Turkey hit 14-year high with 216 fatalities in November
Worker deaths in Turkey reached their highest monthly level in 14 years in November, with at least 216 fatalities recorded nationwide, according to a...
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Turkey's record on torture and ill-treatment continued to deteriorate in 2025, despite its commitments under international human rights conventions.
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Turkey's campaign of transnational repression against critics abroad continued throughout 2025. Since a coup attempt in July 2016, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s long arm...
Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: 2025 in Review
During the year Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continued to relentlessly pursue anyone with alleged links with the faith-based Gülen movement, which he described...
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