Turkey fines social media giants for second time as they refuse to observe controversial...
Turkey has again imposed fines, this time TL 30 million ($3.8 million) each, on social media giants such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for...
Turkish minister boasts of drop in femicides as 217 women killed by men in...
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has praised what he called a sharp decline in femicides this year, even as official data show that 217...
Stockholm police continue to deny permits for Quran burning events
Stockholm police have again refused to issue a permit for another event at which the Quran was to be burned in front of the...
Hot mic reveals discussion between judge presiding over coup case and Erdoğan advisor
A conversation between two judges who were unable to start a hearing on October 20 due to the absence of the chief judge revealed...
Turkey’s Christians battle inequality, exclusion
Despite some progress in restoring their rights, Christians in Turkey are still struggling against inequality and a sense of exclusion as Pope Leo XIV...
Social media users call on Turkish authorities to release jailed mother of child suffering...
Thousands of social media users in Turkey have called on authorities to release Gülten Sayın, the mother of Yusuf Kerim Sayın (6), who is...
Twitter account of Turkish-American organization linked to Erdoğan suspended for targeting Enes Kanter
Twitter on Thursday suspended the account of the Turkish-American National Steering Committee (TASC), a diaspora organization known for its close ties to Turkey’s president,...
Report by European Commission urges Turkish gov’t to lift state of emergency without delay
The European Commission has stated in it 2018 report on Turkey that the Turkish government should lift an ongoing state of emergency without delay...
Amnesty urges Turkey to stop abusing criminal justice system to silence dissent
Amnesty International has called on Turkish authorities to stop abusing the criminal justice system to silence dissent, following court rulings that acquitted 99 people...
Post-coup purge victim, family barred from dormitory allocated to earthquake survivors
A former teacher who was fired from the civil service following a July 15, 2016 coup attempt in Turkey and his family haven’t been...
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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...