Mavi Marmara victim files compensation suit against Turkish Finance Ministry
One of the victims of a 2010 Israeli attack on the Mavi Marmara humanitarian aid ship has filed a lawsuit for compensation against the...
Report: Maltreatment, torture in Turkish prisons continue unabated
A report prepared by the Prison Commission of the Platform for Free Lawyers (ÖHP) has revealed that torture, maltreatment and rights violations are continuing...
OSCE: Most Turkish media associated with ruling AKP ahead of critical elections
"The media landscape comprises numerous broadcast and print outlets, most of which are considered to be associated with the ruling political party," said the Office...
Turkish presidential candidate: TV staff fired for 10 second coverage of opposition rally
Turkish opposition İYİ Party leader and presidential candidate Meral Akşener on Monday said that staff members at a TV station who aired 10 seconds...
Turkish deputy PM Akdağ slams Germany over election campaign ban
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Recep Akdağ on Monday slammed Germany for imposing a ban on campaigning for elections in Turkey, claiming that Turks living...
Turkish gov’t detains former police intelligence chief and judge wife over alleged Gülen links
Turkish police detained Zeki Güven, former intelligence chief of the Ankara Police Department, and his wife, Judge Sevda Güven, on Tuesday in a shopping...
İYİ Party leader’s advisor arrested by Turkish court over alleged Gülen links
Kerim Çoraklık, head of the communications team of the opposition İYİ Party and an advisor to the party’s leader, Meral Akşener, who was detained...
Paralysed Turkish teacher held in prison for 20 months on coup charges
İsa Kara, a 54-year-old teacher who was fired from his job after a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016, has reportedly been kept in...
Turkish court rejects request for release of pro-Kurdish HDP presidential candidate Demirtaş
An Ankara high criminal court has rejected a request for the release of pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş from jail...
Yazidis condemn Turkish gov’t for destruction of ‘condolence house’ in Nusaybin
Turkish authorities' destruction of a condolence house built by Yazidis in Kaleli village in the Nusaybin district of Mardin province who were forced to...
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During the year Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continued to relentlessly pursue anyone with alleged links with the faith-based Gülen movement, which he described...
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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...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2023.
The May 2023 re-election of...