Abducted teacher says he does not have access to proper healthcare in prison
Zabit Kişi, a former teacher who was abducted from Kazakhstan by Turkish intelligence agency MİT, said in a letter to Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP)...
Jailed Turkish journalist Nazlı Ilıcak set for next hearing
Turkish journalist Nazlı Ilıcak (73), a well-known columnist, TV host and former parliamentarian, has spent over two years behind bars since her arrest on...
Turkish gov’t detains dozens of people, sentences 114 for imprisonment over alleged links to...
Turkish government has issued detention warrants for dozens of people as it detained tens of them including military officers while İstanbul 22nd High Criminal Court...
Turkey’s Erdoğan defies US sanctions: We have seen your game, and we challenge you
“I am declaring here and now: We have seen your game, and we challenge you,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Sunday in...
Greece rescuing hundreds of migrants in strong winds off Crete
"The distress call said there are 400-500 people on board," a coastguard spokeswoman told AFP, adding that the operation was hampered by near gale-force...
Turkey has investigated over 1.6 million for terrorism since 2016 coup attempt: report
More than 1.6 million people in Turkey have been investigated for terrorism since a coup attempt in 2016, according to a new human rights...
Jailed journalist under investigation for sending letter detailing unsanitary prison conditions
Harun Çümen, a Turkish journalist who had sent a letter from prison about the unsanitary conditions facing inmates in prison, saying they are forced...
CPJ calls on Turkey to release all jailed journalists, stop interfering with press ahead...
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Turkey to immediately release all journalists and media workers imprisoned for their work and stop interfering with...
Jailed NASA scientist Gölge says he is being held hostage by Turkish government
Dr. Serkan Gölge, a NASA scientist who was sentenced to seven years, six months in prison in February due to his alleged links to...
US National Security Adviser McMaster: Qatar, Turkey new sponsors of radical ideology
Turkey and Qatar are the new sponsors of radical Islamist ideology in the Middle East, US National Security Adviser General HR McMaster was quoted as...
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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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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...
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...