Erdoğan targets Boğaziçi University, claims ‘engaged in activities against Turkey’
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has claimed Boğaziçi University, one of the top universities in the country, is engaged in activities against Turkish...
Erdoğan says Turkey may sue US over Atilla case
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Turkey might sue the US over the case of Mehmet Hakan Atilla, an executive of Turkey’s Halkbank...
Turkey’s Erdoğan says he informed France’s Macron about ‘so-called’ journalists
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he informed French President Emmanuel Macron about “so-called” journalists in Turkish jails during a visit to Paris,...
German Ministry confirms connection between violent gang and Turkish gov’t
Germany's North Rhine-Westphalian Ministry of Interior has confirmed that they have been assessing the relations between a violent Turkish gang group, which is in...
KESK: Over 50 public officials, who were dismissed by gov’t decrees, commit suicide in...
The Confederation of Public Employees’ Trade Unions (KESK) has announced that more than 50 people, who were among the public employees dismissed by Turkish...
Turkey’s OHAL Commission could not be remedy for victims of gov’t decrees under emergency...
Turkey’s State of Emergency (OHAL) Procedures Investigation Commission, which was allegedly established on January 2017 to correct the mistakes done during massive purges by government...
CHP Deputy Chairman claims Interpol issued warrant on former Turkish minister, bank official
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Deputy Chairman Erdal Aksünger has claimed on Friday that Interpol has issued red notices on former Turkish...
İSİG: At least 2,006 workers lost their lives at workplaces across Turkey in 2017
At least 2,006 workers lost their lives at their workplaces across Turkey in 2017, according to a report released by the Laborer Health and Occupational...
Ötüken Union Party, an openly racist/fascist political party, founded in Turkey
The Ötüken Union Party, Turkey’s first openly racist and fascist political party, was established on Dec. 20, 2017, according to a report by online...
French President urges respect for rule of law in talks with Turkey’s Erdoğan
French President Emmanuel Macron told Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday that democratic countries had to respect the rule of law in...
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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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Weaponized Diplomacy: How Erdoğan Uses Turkish Missions for Transnational Repression
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This report reveals how the Turkish government has transformed its embassies and consulates into instruments of repression over the past decade. Once seen...
The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge
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This report examines how children from families targeted in Turkey’s unprecedented post-coup purge have endured the devastating consequences of persecution, social exclusion and...
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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This report examines the surge of hate speech following the death of Fethullah Gülen, a US-based cleric whose followers have been systematically persecuted...
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...