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Minority and Refugee Rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review

Minority groups, refugees and migrants in Turkey continued to face discrimination, violence and forced returns in 2025. Syrians were among the most vulnerable groups. According...

Turkish MP raises allegations of strip-search of 16-year-old arrested over social media post

A Turkish opposition lawmaker has told parliament that a 16-year-old girl arrested on charges of “disseminating“terrorist propaganda” in a social media video was subjected...

European rights court to review cases of Christians barred from Turkey over security codes

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has agreed to examine 20 cases involving foreign Christians who were expelled from Turkey or denied re-entry...

At least 94 child workers died in Turkey during past year: report

At least 94 children died in Turkey while working in 2025, the highest figure since 2013, according to a new report by the Health and Safety...

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80 Turkish bar associations condemn minister’s plan to restrict lawyer access

Eighty bar associations across Turkey on Sunday condemned Justice Minister Akın Gürlek’s proposal to restrict lawyers’ access to individuals held in pretrial detention, warning...

Minority and Refugee Rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review

Minority groups, refugees and migrants in Turkey continued to face discrimination, violence and forced returns in 2025. Syrians were among the most vulnerable groups. According...

Germany warns citizens of possible detention over social media posts when in Turkey

Germany has reiterated in its latest travel advisory for Turkey that statements, social media activity or political expression considered lawful in Germany could lead...

Turkey considers bill mandating social media identity checks, expanding content-removal powers

A Turkish government bill expected to be introduced in parliament in the coming days would require identity verification for social media users, impose new...

Turkey seeks prison for lawyer in PKK-linked case despite key witness recanting testimony

A Turkish prosecutor has sought a prison sentence for lawyer Şiar Rişvanoğlu on charges of “membership in a terrorist organization,” pressing ahead with the...

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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...

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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