Turkey Darkling

10/05/2025

208 students and civilians were arbitrarily detained in under vague allegations and without concrete evidence.
These mass detentions violate international human rights norms.
We call for their immediate release and an end to collective punishment.

07/05/2025

Turkish authorities detain 208 people in a day over alleged Gülen links: minister

Turkish authorities detained 208 people on Tuesday for alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced. Yerlikaya said on X that suspects have been detained in police operations across 47 provinces, including Ankara, Antalya, İstanbul and İzmir. The deta...

14/02/2025

🇹🇷Türkiye is experiencing a worrying level of democratic deterioration.

Since the local elections, 10 opposition mayors have been dismissed and replaced by officials from Erdogan’s government. This is a clear attack on the very foundation of democracy!

The February plenary session hosted a debate on the recent dismissals and arrests of mayors in Türkiye.This video contains my interventio...

19/10/2024

British national and several Turkish citizens abducted in Kenya

A British national has told the BBC that he and several Turkish citizens were abducted in the Kenyan capital Nairobi by masked men on Friday, with four of the Turkish citizens still missing….

Necdet Seyitoğlu, 49, said he and others were abducted in the capital city of Nairobi.

23/09/2024

Turkey Is Detaining Teenage Girls. How Low Will Erdogan Sink?

They are forcing teenage girls in Turkey to testify in court against their parents and older siblings, a dangerous erosion of civil liberties and human rights.

24/04/2024

Amnesty slammed for ignoring plight of Gülen movement members in new report

Amnesty International has been criticized for overlooking systematic violations against people associated with Gülen movement, a faith-based group outlawed by Ankara, in its 2024 report on the global human rights situation.

22/11/2023

Erdogan’s Turkey Doesn’t Belong in the EU
He tried to charm his way in, but it’s obvious he’s an extremist.

The European Commission on Nov. 8 issued its annual report on states wanting to join the European Union. The report criticizes the regime of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for disregarding human rights, increasing ties with Vladimir Putin’s Russia and restricting freedom of expression. The commission takes particular aim at Turkey’s stance on Israel: “Its rhetoric” in support of Hamas “is in complete disagreement with the EU approach.”

He tried to charm his way in, but it’s obvious he’s an extremist.

25/10/2023

Today Turkish president praised Hamas as jihadists and liberators who try to protect its lands and its citizens, branded Israel as terrorist organization backed by the West.

07/10/2023

Turkish President Erdogan hosted Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in his palace in Ankara on July 26, 2023.

Many Hamas operatives are sheltered in Turkey. They raise funding with the government support and have invested in lucrative deals in multiple industries.

Its senior figures are given close protection detail by the Turkish intelligence agency MIT.

20/09/2023

MİT abducted Turkish businessman sought over Gülen links from Tajikistan

Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization on Sunday illegally renditioned a Turkish businessman who had been living in Tajikistan for 28 years and was being sought by Turkey over his links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based group outlawed by Ankara, according to a special report by the Kronos news website.

Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization on Sunday illegally renditioned a Turkish businessman who had been living in Tajikistan for 28 years and was being sought by Turkey over his links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based group outlawed by Ankara, according to a special report by the Kronos...