EP members urge Ukrainian president to ensure safety of Turkish educators from Erdoğan regime
Following a request submitted by the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for the extradition of five Turkish educators associated with the Gülen...
Asylum seekers fear Iran’s long arm in Turkey: report
Iranian authorities have been intimidating and targeting Iranian asylum seekers in Turkey, who are becoming increasingly concerned about their safety, The New York Times...
US ‘concerned’ about reports of educator missing in Kyrgyzstan
The US State Department is “concerned” by reports that the founder of the Sapat school network, Orhan İnandı, has been reported missing in Kyrgyzstan,...
Enforced disappearance, torture of Turkish gov’t opponents are crimes against humanity, tribunal rapporteur says
The judges of the Turkey Tribunal, a civil society-led, symbolic international tribunal established to adjudicate recent human rights violations in Turkey, on Thursday heard...
Brazilian court refuses to extradite Gülen-linked businessman to Turkey
Brazil’s Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an extradition request from Turkey for a businessman due to his links to the faith-based Gülen movement, saying...
Businessman illegally brought to Turkey from Iraq arrested over Gülen links
A Turkish businessman who was illegally brought to Turkey from Iraq by the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has been arrested on terrorism charges due...
Turkey’s intel service spies on Gülen followers, PKK supporters in Germany: report
Followers of the faith-based Gülen movement and supporters of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) are the primary targets of Turkish intelligence agents in...
Turkey deported Syrian rights activist, wife in violation of international law: rights group
Turkey deported a prominent Syrian human rights activist and his wife to Syria on Monday in violation of international law, the Human Rights Association...
Weaponized Diplomacy: How Erdoğan Uses Turkish Missions for Transnational Repression
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This report reveals how the Turkish government has transformed its embassies and consulates into instruments of repression over the past decade. Once seen...
Turkish gov’t presses Afghanistan to hand over control of Gülen-linked schools
Afghan authorities have drafted a deal giving the Turkish government control of more than a dozen schools in Afghanistan affiliated with Turkish Islamic scholar...
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