Turkey says first Swedish extradition falls short of demands
Turkey’s justice minister Thursday said Sweden’s pledge to extradite a Turkish convict fell far short of Stockholm’s commitments under a deal paving the way...
Turkey’s ruling AKP to push through measures detrimental to new parties: report
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) is planning to push through measures with its nationalist allies that affect how political...
Election board official says court has no authority to annul CHP’s intraparty vote
A senior representative of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) at the country’s top election authority has said a court cannot legally annul...
Report reveals 26 dockyard workers died in the last seven months
A total of 26 dockyard workers have died in workplace accidents in the last seven months according to a report released by the Occupational...
Twitter suspends more than 7,000 state-linked Turkish accounts
Twitter has suspended 7.340 fake and compromised state-linked accounts in Turkey that were targeting domestic audiences and promoting narratives favorable to the ruling Justice...
Pro-opposition networks to go dark for 10 days due to coverage of protests over...
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog will impose simultaneous 10-day broadcast blackouts on opposition-aligned Halk TV and Sözcü TV starting July 8, following separate rulings that penalize...
US-based human rights foundation awards Enes Kanter Freedom human rights prize
The US-based Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice on Tuesday announced they would honor activist and former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom with...
‘If enacted, even the grandchildren of dissidents will be excluded from public service,’ say...
A new bill presented to parliament by the Turkish government that requires security screening and vetting for job applicants for certain government agencies has...
Turkey seizes billions in assets, shuts down hundreds of Gulen-linked institutions since 2016 coup...
Turkish authorities have seized or frozen billions in assets and closed hundreds of institutions linked to the faith-based Gülen movement, according to official figures...
Turkish asylum seekers stranded in Greek border town post video asking for help
Turkish asylum seekers on Wednesday posted a video on social media saying they had been stranded in the Greek border town of Feres for...
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Turkey’s Post-Coup Crackdown, 10 Years On: A Decade’s Legacy
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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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This report analyzes UN findings on Turkey’s post-2016 counterterrorism measures targeting people with alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement.
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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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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...