159 workers died in occupational accidents in Turkey in June: report
A total of 159 people died in workplace accidents in Turkey in June, according to a monthly report by the Health and Safety Labor Watch (İSİG).
The...
Thousands of students faced human rights violations between 2015-2019: report
More than 3,000 students were subjected to human rights violations in Turkey between 2015 and 2019, according to a report recently published by the...
Former governor of Turkey’s Bursa, jailed over Gülen links, released on bail
Şahabettin Harput, a former Turkish governor of the western province of Bursa who was arrested in August 2017 due to alleged links to the...
14 migrants dead after boat collides with Turkish coast guard vessel off Antalya
Fourteen people died after a boat carrying irregular migrants collided with a Turkish coast guard vessel off the coast of Antalya in southern Turkey...
İstanbul governor bans march aimed at calling attention to suppression of Kurdish language
The İstanbul Governor’s Office has banned a march aimed at drawing attention to the suppression of the Kurdish language and Kurds’ longstanding demand for...
Turkish police give incorrect information to women requesting help against abusive partners
Turkish police departments are giving incorrect and conflicting information to women who request assistance and protection against violent and abusive partners, Deutsche Welle (DW)...
Turkish gov’t dismisses more than 18,500 civil servants over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish government dismissed a total of 18,632 public employees from their posts by a government decree under the state of emergency declared in the...
Erdoğan rival calls on Turks to mark anniversary of his detention in big rally...
Jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the main political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, called on supporters to gather in central İstanbul on Wednesday...
German Left Party MP briefly detained in Turkey due to social media posts
Gökay Akbulut, a member of the German parliament from the Left Party, was detained upon her arrival at an airport in southern Turkey due...
Kurdish politicians go on trial in Turkey over 2014 Kobani protests
More than 100 people linked to a pro-Kurdish party went on trial Monday in Ankara for their alleged involvement in violent protests in 2014,...
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Turkey’s Post-Coup Crackdown, 10 Years On: A Decade’s Legacy
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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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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...
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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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This report focuses on how the Turkish government, under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has used family punishment against his opponents.
Sippenhaft, also known as...