22 rights groups in Turkey call on gov’t to allow Pride Month events
Twenty-two human rights organizations have in a joint statement called on the Turkish government to avoid blanket bans and other discriminatory restrictions on Pride...
Photographs reveal former officer handcuffed to hospital bed while intubated for COVID-19
Recently emerged photographs have revealed that a former decorated police officer who died last year of COVID-19 was handcuffed to a hospital bed while...
Turkey’s court of appeals rules to reduce sentence of NASA scientist Gölge
US State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert announced in a press statement on Thursday that Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled to reduce a...
Turkey blocks thousands of social media accounts over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish authorities have blocked access to 3,679 social media accounts they allege were connected to the faith-based Gülen movement during a seven-month digital enforcement...
Former teacher jailed over Gülen links with baby
Mine Işıktaş, a former teacher who was sentenced to more than six years in prison over links to the faith-based Gülen movement based on...
OSCE media freedom representative urges acquittal of Turkish journalists Önderoğlu, Nesin and human rights...
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro on Wednesday urged Turkish authorities to acquit journalists...
New regulation requires Internet broadcasting platforms in Turkey to secure permission from MİT, police
A new regulation will oblige Internet broadcasting platforms such as Netflix to secure permission to operate from Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) and the...
Ailing 86-year-old hospitalized after delayed release from prison
Halil Karakoç, an 86-year-old retired imam who spent more than five years in prison over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement and was...
Ruling party MP labels online gaming as a ‘national security threat’
A lawmaker from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has sparked controversy by labeling online gaming platforms a national security threat, Turkish Minute...
Legal experts slam Turkish government for labeling its critics as terrorists
Legal experts have slammed the Turkish government's broad use of the term "terrorist" for individuals and groups critical of its policies and said it...
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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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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...