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Turkish teacher with life-threatening anemia returned to prison despite deteriorating health

A Turkish teacher imprisoned over alleged links to the Gülen movement has been returned to prison after a brief hospitalization, even as doctors said...

Turkish MP alleges abuse of minors detained over protests against Syrian offensive in Kurdish...

A pro-Kurdish opposition lawmaker on Friday accused Turkish authorities of subjecting minors to strip-searches, physical violence and coercive interrogations after they were detained and...

Turkey moves to lift immunity of main opposition leader and 2 other lawmakers

Turkish authorities have moved to remove the parliamentary immunity of main opposition leader Özgür Özel and two other lawmakers from his party, potentially opening...

Torture, Ill-treatment and Prison Conditions in Turkey: 2025 in Review

Turkey's record on torture and ill-treatment continued to deteriorate in 2025, despite its commitments under international human rights conventions. Throughout the year human rights organizations...

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Turkish court further reduces prison sentence of officer convicted of killing Kurdish teenager

A Turkish court has reduced the prison sentence of a police officer convicted of killing a Kurdish teenager with an armored vehicle during protests...

Turkish union leader jailed after speech supporting protesting workers

A Turkish court on Monday ordered the arrest of a labor union leader after a speech supporting protesting carpet factory workers, the Evrensel daily...

Turkish bar challenges decision of non-prosecution in migrant’s death after detention

The Izmir Bar Association said Friday it will challenge a decision not to bring charges in the case of Michael Adufu, a migrant who...

Turkey’s top court rules killing of unarmed Kurdish woman by soldier did not violate...

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the killing of an unarmed Kurdish woman by a soldier in 2016 did not constitute a violation of...

İmamoğlu trial adjourned after courtroom dispute; journalists protest access restrictions

The trial of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and 406 other defendants was adjourned on Monday shortly after it began following a courtroom dispute over...

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Turkey’s Crackdown on the Main Opposition and the Kurdish Political Movement: 2025 in Review

Turkey's political opposition faced intensifying pressure in 2025, with the judiciary emerging as the primary instrument for targeting dissenting voices. The most far-reaching measures...

Torture, Ill-treatment and Prison Conditions in Turkey: 2025 in Review

Turkey's record on torture and ill-treatment continued to deteriorate in 2025, despite its commitments under international human rights conventions. Throughout the year human rights organizations...

Turkey’s Transnational Repression: 2025 in Review

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...

Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: 2025 in Review

During the year Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continued to relentlessly pursue anyone with alleged links with the faith-based Gülen movement, which he described...

Women’s rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review

The state of women’s rights in Turkey showed no meaningful improvement in 2025, as longstanding problems persisted and new challenges emerged. Femicides, institutional failures...

Weaponized Diplomacy: How Erdoğan Uses Turkish Missions for Transnational Repression

Download PDF This report reveals how the Turkish government has transformed its embassies and consulates into instruments of repression over the past decade. Once seen...

The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge

Download PDF This report examines how children from families targeted in Turkey’s unprecedented post-coup purge have endured the devastating consequences of persecution, social exclusion and...

Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review

Download PDF This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2024. Throughout the year Turkey continued...
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