Turkish prosecutors say 11,500 mistakenly investigated for ByLock use
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday stated that 11,480 GSM users were found to have been involuntarily directed to mobile phone application...
Turkish lawyer claims name confusion resulted in client’s prison sentence for Gülen links
A Turkish court sentenced a person identified only by the initials A.G. to seven years in prison for allegedly using the ByLock smart phone...
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...
Anti-refugee party leader prevented from entering border city to plant a ‘mine’
Turkish police and gendarmerie have prevented Ümit Özdağ, leader of the far-right and anti-refugee Victory Party (ZP), from entering the border province of Hatay...
Far-right leader attacks EU report calling for sanctions on Turkish officials, action on Grey...
Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli on Tuesday criticized a recent European Parliament report on Turkey that called on the European...
Academics, students barred from entering Boğaziçi University campus
Academics and students are not being allowed to enter the Boğaziçi University campus by Rector Melih Bulu, whose appointment by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
Report: Turkey’s conflicts deter exchange students, foreign academics
The number of students visiting Turkish universities with the European Union’s (EU) Erasmus exchange programme dropped by half in three years, while the number...
Turkish entertainment TV station suspends broadcasting, claiming political pressure
Turkey’s second oldest private TV station, Flash TV, an entertainment outlet, has announced a self-imposed suspension of broadcasting for two months, claiming heavy political...
8 detained in police raids in İstanbul over alleged Gülen links
Turkish police on Saturday detained eight people following raids in İstanbul due to their alleged links to the Gülen movement, Turkish Minute reported.
The detentions...
Journalist Can Ataklı to stand trial over negative comments on TV
Turkish journalist Can Ataklı has been indicted for comments critical of a dress code that allowed a public school teacher appear wearing a headscarf...
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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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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...