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Turkey keeps Kurdish politician Demirtaş jailed for 10 years despite European court rulings

Former Kurdish opposition leader Selahattin Demirtaş marked 10 years in prison on Wednesday despite repeated European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) rulings finding his...

Ailing Turkish prisoner jailed over alleged Gülen links dies after repeated calls for medical...

A 73-year-old Turkish prisoner convicted over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement died Monday after authorities kept him incarcerated despite his deteriorating health,...

Turkey’s Post-Coup Crackdown, 10 Years On: A Decade’s Legacy

Download PDF This report examines how the sweeping measures introduced in Turkey following the coup attempt of July 15, 2016 evolved over the next decade...

UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights Violations...

Download PDF This report analyzes UN findings on Turkey’s post-2016 counterterrorism measures targeting people with alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement. Drawing on opinions of...

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Turkey again transfers jailed preacher critical of Erdoğan without notifying family

Turkish authorities transferred jailed Islamic preacher and government critic Alparslan Kuytul to another prison on Tuesday without informing his family or lawyers in advance,...

Turkey’s top court finds rights violation in ban on pro-Kurdish party’s 2020 protest

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that a blanket ban on demonstrations in Kırklareli province during a 2020 protest campaign by the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic...

Turkey detains 4 former police, military personnel over alleged Gülen links

Turkish police on Thursday detained four former police and military personnel dismissed over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement who authorities said were...

Turkey’s coal expansion undermines its climate summit role, HRW says

The Turkish government’s continued support for expanding coal power undermines its credibility as host of the United Nations climate summit, Human Rights Watch said...

At least 193 workers died in Turkey in October, 2026 toll hits 1,930: report

At least 193 workers died in work-related incidents in Turkey in October, bringing the death toll for the first 10 months of 2026 to...

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Turkey’s Post-Coup Crackdown, 10 Years On: A Decade’s Legacy

Download PDF This report examines how the sweeping measures introduced in Turkey following the coup attempt of July 15, 2016 evolved over the next decade...

UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights Violations...

Download PDF This report analyzes UN findings on Turkey’s post-2016 counterterrorism measures targeting people with alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement. Drawing on opinions of...

Human Rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review

Download PDF This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey in 2025, a year marked by continued democratic...

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...

Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech in...

Download PDF This report examines the surge of hate speech following the death of Fethullah Gülen, a US-based cleric whose followers have been systematically persecuted...

Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft

Download PDF This report focuses on how the Turkish government, under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has used family punishment against his opponents. Sippenhaft, also known as...
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