Turkey had the highest number of occupational fatalities in Europe in 2018: report
Turkey ranked first in Europe in the number of fatal workplace accidents in 2018, with 1,541 work-related deaths, Euronews Turkish reported, citing the European...
Survey shows two-thirds of Germans against Erdoğan’s state visit
An opinion poll published on Wednesday by the Die Welt newspaper suggests that slightly less than a quarter of Germans support a planned state...
İstanbul sees deaths from measles as cases surge: medical chamber
İstanbul is experiencing a surge in measles cases as well as a number of deaths from the viral infection, according to the İstanbul Medical Chamber...
5 arrested in connection to murder of 15-year-old Syrian in İstanbul
Turkish authorities have arrested five suspects in connection with the murder of a 15-year-old Syrian, who was shot dead by masked gunmen in İstanbul last week,...
3 Jordanian teenagers beaten in Istanbul in apparent hate crime
Amid increasing anti-migrant sentiment in Turkey, three Jordanian teenagers were beaten in an apparent hate crime while waiting for a taxi in Istanbul, Independent...
Turkey’s minimum wage workers earn $26 less a month than they did in 2021
Although the Turkish minimum monthly wage was increased by 50 percent for this year to help offset an increased cost of living, it has...
Top Greek court grants asylum to 2 Turkish military officers accused of coup links
Two Turkish military officers who fled to Greece following a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016 were granted political refugee status on Wednesday after...
Turkish court sentences pro-Kurdish journalists Keskin and Çapan to prison
A Turkish court sentenced pro-Kurdish journalists Eren Keskin and Reyhan Çapan to 7,5 years in prison for contempt of the state by the articles...
PACE committee reminds member states to avoid xenophobic, racist approach to refugees, migrants
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s (CoE) Committee for Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons has said member states can integrate migrants and...
132 incidents of direct, physical transnational repression perpetrated by Turkey since 2014: Freedom House
A report by Freedom House on transnational repression reveals that Turkish authorities have committed 132 incidents, or 15 percent of the total, of direct,...
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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...
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...