Police detain 17 HDP officials in western Turkey over social media posts
Turkish police on Thursday detained 17 officials and members of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) due to their messages on social media, Turkish...
Turkish gov’t detains 12 military officers over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained 12 military officers, including 11 on active duty, on Thursday across Turkey as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt...
Rights defenders, politicians call for Kavala’s release after ECtHR faults Turkey over his conviction
Rights groups, opposition politicians and legal scholars on Tuesday called for the release of philanthropist and businessman Osman Kavala after Europe’s human rights court...
Elderly Turkish man goes blind in one eye in prison; family alleges neglect
Abdullah Aydoğan, an 82-year-old Turkish man imprisoned for alleged links to the Gülen movement, was released on parole after losing sight in his right...
Asylum applications in Turkey dropped by 44.5 percent in 2020: OECD report
An annual report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on migration flows to its member countries has revealed that the number...
Wife of Şahin Alpay, a veteran journalist persecuted by Turkish gov’t, dies of cerebral...
Fatma Alpay, the wife of veteran Turkish journalist Şahin Alpay, died of a cerebral hemorrhage on Saturday morning.
She will be laid to rest in...
Turkish rights advocates Kılıç, Erçoban to receive Pro Asyl human rights award
Turkish human rights lawyer Taner Kılıç and refugee rights advocate Pırıl Erçoban have been named recipients of the German Pro Asyl Foundation’s 2026 Human...
Turkey’s culture ministry bans Kurdish movie ‘Rojbash’ in theaters
The Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry has refused to allow the Kurdish movie “Rojbash” to be screened in theaters across the country on the...
Calling Erdogan a Jew is insulting and damaging to his prestige and honor, his...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s lawyer said that referring to the president as a Jew is insulting and damaging to his prestige and honor,...
Turkish government’s witch hunt targets military personnel, jurists over alleged Gülen links
The Turkish government on Thursday detained 15 military personnel and eight civilians, including six lawyers, across Turkey as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt...
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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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Sippenhaft, also known as...