2-month-old baby accompanies mother serving sentence for conviction of Gülen links
Elif Karlıdağ, a mother of two who was arrested to serve a sentence for conviction of links to the Gülen movement, is being accompanied...
CoE commissioner to raise misuse of counterterrorism laws with Turkey
“Anti-terrorism laws in Turkey have made some people’s lives impossible,” said Dunja Mijatovic, the Council of Europe’s (CoE) commissioner on human rights, adding that...
European rights court rules Turkey violated right to fair trial of 120 judges and...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled Tuesday that Turkey had violated the right to a fair trial of 120 judges and prosecutors...
Pink Floyd musician Roger Waters calls for release of Kurdish singer in Turkey
Former Pink Floyd musician Roger Waters has urged for the release of Kurdish singer Nudem Durak, who was sentenced to 19 years in prison...
Police fire tear gas at Kurdish deputies in Ankara
Turkish police on January 9 fired tear gas to break up a protest by a small group of pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) supporters...
Turkey detains 400, including 55 minors, in protests over Kurdish mayor’s removal
Turkish authorities have since Saturday detained nearly 400 people, including 55 minors, protesting the removal of Van Municipality mayor Abdullah Zeydan, the Artı Gerçek...
71 face detention over alleged Gülen links in ‘payphone investigations’
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 71 people including active duty and former military officers as well as former military cadets due to...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court rules against sick prisoner’s release after his death
The Turkish Constitutional Court in December denied a request for the release of sick prisoner Celal Şeker, nine months after he passed away, the...
126 arrested for Gülen links in investigation into döner restaurant chain
Turkish courts have arrested 126 people out of more than 350 detained last week as part of an investigation into a popular döner restaurant...
Top court upholds prison sentence given to head of shut-down jurist association
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld a prison sentence of 10 years handed down by a lower court to Murat Arslan, president of...
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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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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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Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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Sippenhaft, also known as...