TURKEY PURGE IN 8 DAYS: 358 arrested, 785 detained over coup charges
A huge cleansing of Turkey’s state and other institutions is continuing as people from all walks of life find themselves hunted down and taken...
Doctor commits suicide after suspension from post due to Gülen links
A doctor who was removed from his post at the İzmir-based Katip Çelebi University’s hospital last Friday as part of an ongoing crackdown on...
Another woman detained while visiting imprisoned husband
N.A., a Turkish literature teacher who was left unemployed after her school was shuttered as part of post-coup emergency rule, was detained when she...
Court testimony reveals torture in detentions in Turkey
A Turkish Air Force officer testified in the court about how soldiers who were accused of involving in the coup were subjected to torture...
Detained wives of Turkish officers subjected to abuse, letter reveals
A letter shared by imprisoned wives of Turkish military officers reveal how they were subjected to torture and abuse while they were under detention...
5 suspicious deaths at Gebze women’s prison in 2nd half of 2016
At least 5 people have suspiciously died at the women’s prison in Kocaeli’s Gebze district over the second half the last year, Republican Peoples’...
Police detain 21 women whose husbands are jailed over Gülen links
Twentyone women, including ten with new born infants and two over 70-year-old, were detained in Afyon’s Dinar district as part an investigation against faith-based...
Persecution in Turkey left kids with a Down Syndrome suffering tremendously
The unrelenting witch-hunt persecution against critics and opponents in Turkey by county’s Islamist rulers knows no boundaries when it comes to traumatizing kids and...
Imprisoned HDP deputy says being held under tight isolation
Pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) Adana deputy Meral Danış Beştaş said she is being kept under tight isolation in the prison.
As part of a...
Woman detained while visiting imprisoned husband on Valentine’s Day
İ.A.O. was detained in Trabzon prison when she was visiting her husband H.O., who had been earlier jailed as part of the government’s post-coup...
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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...