Number of Turkish people applied for psychological treatment increased 28 pct in 5 years
The number of Turkish people, who applied to healthcare institutions due to psychological disorders, has increased to 12 million 141 thousand 255 in 2016,...
Mother of three, purge-victim of Turkish government, dies of heart attack
Rana Öztürk, a mother of three children and the wife of Engin Öztürk, who has been under arrest for 15 months over alleged ties...
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...
Bodies found in Aegean Sea show volume of cruelty and oppression in Turkey
While trying to escape from Turkey to Mytilene Island of Greece, a family with three children, who disappeared in the Aegean Sea, were found...
Turkish gov’t sentences journalist Parıldak to 7 years, 6 months in jail over links...
Turkish government has sentenced journalist Ayşenur Parıldak, who used to work as court reporter for now-closed Zaman daily, to 7 years and 6 months...
A new report uncovers a murder of detained teacher in Turkey due to torture
Deaths in detentions and prisons due to torture, abuse and ill-treatment have become recurring theme in Turkey with close to 100 cases reported as...
Activists call on Turkish gov’t to release jailed babies, mothers on World Children’s Rights...
A silent demonstration was held by a group of activists in The Hague, the Parliamentary Capital of the Netherlands, on November 20 World Children’s...
Turkish family of five drowned in Aegean Sea as trying to flee from Erdoğan...
A Turkish family of five allegedly drowned in Aegean Sea as they were trying to flee from the persecution of the despotic regime of...
A 40-day-old baby, his mother under police custody for 4 days in Turkey
Dilek Boyacı, a Turkish woman in Amasya who gave birth to her baby just 40 days ago has been kept under police custody in...
Thai woman suffers heart attack as Turkish husband under arrest for 15 months over...
Rana Öztürk, a mother of three children and the wife of Engin Öztürk who has been under arrest for 15 months over alleged ties...
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Turkey's campaign of transnational repression against critics abroad continued throughout 2025. Since a coup attempt in July 2016, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s long arm...
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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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Sippenhaft, also known as...