EP rapporteur slams Turkish gov’t over use of terror accusations to stifle criticism
Turkey is using broad accusations of terrorism to silence critics, said Nacho Sánchez Amor, an MEP from the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)...
Erdoğan and his ally accuse Boğaziçi students of being terrorists
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his far-right ultranationalist ally Devlet Bahçeli have accused the young people who have been demonstrating for weeks against...
Former Turkish director of Pak-Turk school, his family kidnapped from Lahore
Former director of Pak-Turk School, Mesut Kaçmaz, a Turkish national, has reportedly been kidnapped along with his family in the early hours of Wednesday...
Former district governor fired in post-coup purge dies in workplace accident
A former district governor who was forced to work in construction after being fired under an emergency decree in the aftermath of a 2016...
More and more regular citizens face legal action in Turkey for criticizing gov’t: report
Everyday people in Turkey have increasingly been facing legal charges for their criticism of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his government’s policies, Turkish...
Number of inmates in Turkish prisons almost quadruples over a decade
Figures released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) have revealed how prisons have recorded a quadrupling in annual inmate arrivals over the last 11...
Jailed Turkish art director Yazıcı: Your Honor, I have an objection to the design...
Jailed Turkish journalist Fevzi Yazıcı, art director of the now-closed Turkish daily Zaman who was handed down an aggravated life sentence by a Turkish...
Suicide attempt of girls in Turkish state-run protection facilities raises alarm
The recent suicide attempts of five girls on the same day in a child protection facility affiliated with the Turkish Ministry of Family and...
Prosecutor tells wife of detainee to consider her husband dead
Cumhuriyet daily columnist Aydın Engin wrote on Wednesday that the wife of a detainee sent him a letter claiming that a prosecutor told her...
Turkish gov’t launches probe into German prosecutor over financial support to family of a...
The Turkish government has launched an investigation into a German prosecutor and financial support given by the European Association of Judges (EAJ) to the family...
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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...