Doctor jailed on terrorism accusations in Turkey alleges ill-treatment in police custody
A doctor jailed on accusations of membership in a terrorist organization and suspended from his position has alleged that police subjected him to ill-treatment,...
152 workers died in occupational accidents in Turkey in September: report
A total of 152 people died in workplace accidents in Turkey in September, according to a monthly report by the Health and Safety Labor Watch (İSİG).
Three...
58 Turkish journalists appeared in court in October: report
A total of 58 journalists appeared at court hearings in October, while three journalists were newly charged, according to the “Cost of News” monthly...
German politicians to play Turkish journalists in football friendly
A football team made up of politicians from Germany’s federal assembly, the Bundestag, has announced it will play a friendly with Turkish journalists to...
Turkey detains 9 attempting to flee abroad after convictions over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities have detained nine people who were attempting to leave the country by boat to avoid serving prison sentences handed down over alleged...
CoE calls for 30 pct gender quota in local Turkish politics
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities (CLRAE), operating under the Council of Europe (CoE), urged Turkish authorities in a recent report to introduce...
Justice Ministry’s promise to build playgrounds in prisons sparks questions
Experts have criticized a promise made by the Turkish Ministry of Justice to build playgrounds for children accompanying their mothers in prison, saying children...
PACE calls on Moldova to restore rule of law after abduction of 7 Turkish...
Twenty-two members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) have signed a statement calling on the Moldovan government to restore the...
Turkey detains 39 in raids targeting alleged far-left groups, including socialist party co-chair
Turkish police detained 39 people, including the co-chair of a socialist political party, in raids across 11 provinces on Tuesday as part of an...
Far-right ally pushes for constitutional amendment to grant Erdoğan one more term
The leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), an ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has called for a constitutional amendment that would...
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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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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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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...