Turkish court not released 20 jailed journalists despite of witnesses’ contrary statements
A Turkish court has ruled for continuation of imprisonment for 19 journalists despite of the lack of solid evidences and the statements made by...
Turkish authorities drop investigation into torture of former diplomats
Turkish authorities have dropped an investigation into the alleged torture of former employees of the Turkish Foreign Ministry who were detained in May 2019...
Turkish hunger strikers held in ‘severe confinement’ conditions, say lawyers
Lawyers for hunger striker teachers Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça have said the jailed educators, who are on the 155th day of hunger strike,...
Turkey jails retired diplomat, former intelligence officer Altaylı over his alleged links to Gülen...
Turkish government has jailed Enver Altaylı, a 73-year-old Enver former diplomat and former personnel of notorious National Intelligence Organization (MİT) on Sunday. An Ankara court, which is...
Jailed Turkish journalist Şahin Alpay: My health is getting worse
Şahin Alpay, a jailed veteran journalist and columnist of now-closed Zaman and Today's Zaman dailies, has said in letter sent from notorious Silivri Prison...
Belgian court sentences Turkish man to prison over online threats targeting Gülen followers
A local court in Belgium’s Limburg province has handed down a six-month jail sentence and a 600 euro fine to a 37-year-old Turkish man...
Kurdish villager thrown from military helicopter succumbs to his injuries
A Kurdish villager who was allegedly thrown from a military helicopter in Turkey’s eastern province of Van succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday after...
Turkish police once again waiting at hospital to detain Kayseri woman after childbirth
Turkish police have been waiting inside Kayseri-based Tekden Hospital to detain Zeynep Toptaş, who just gave birth to her child, over alleged links to...
Turkish gov’t detains 25 people, including military officers, over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish government has detained 15 people, including military officers on active duties, in 14 provinces on Thursday following the detention warrants issued by Aydın...
Jailed Turkish police chiefs who led 2013 corruption ops taken to police HQ in...
Jailed police chiefs who led corruption operations against the government in 2013 were taken to Istanbul police headquarters on Saturday over the testimony of...
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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.
Drawing on opinions of...
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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...