Turkish journalist faces disinformation investigation over land sale confirmed by municipality
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into Cumhuriyet daily reporter Gülnur Saydam on accusations of disinformation and defamation over her report on the sale...
Turkey arrests man for denigrating religious values, insulting Atatürk
A Turkish court has arrested a man accused of denigrating religious values in a social media video and insulting Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder...
115 face detention over alleged Gülen links in ‘payphone investigations’
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 115 people from a variety of professions due to their alleged links to the Gülen movement based...
Turkish gov’t takes sweeping measures against academia
The Turkish government is continuing to take sweeping and targeted measures against the country’s higher education sector with at least 990 scholars, staff, and...
Turkey detains co-mayors from pro-Kurdish party in morning raids
Turkish authorities have detained two co-mayors from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) in the Akdeniz district of southern Mersin province...
Family of jailed former police officer hasn’t seen him in 2 years due to...
The family of former police officer Ali Osman Kayan, a father of four serving a sentence for conviction of links to the Gülen movement,...
Turkish gov’t detains 74 military personnel over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government on Friday detained at least 74 active duty military officers across Turkey as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged...
Elderly inmate dies of cancer in Turkish prison after release denied
A retired imam diagnosed with advanced lymphoma died in Kırşehir Prison on Thursday after Turkish authorities repeatedly denied his requests for postponement of his...
Turkey’s KYK suspends loans of students who participated in housing shortage demonstrations
The Turkish Higher Education Credit and Hostels Institutions (KYK) has suspended the monthly loans of students who participated in nationwide demonstrations against student housing...
European Court of Auditors doubts all EU funds reach refugees in Turkey
EU funding has helped refugees in Turkey, but Ankara’s refusal to reveal their names raises doubts about whether the money is reaching all who...
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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...
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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...