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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 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...

Kurdish journalist and family face deportation to Turkey from Switzerland after asylum appeal rejected

A Kurdish journalist who fled Turkey after allegedly facing persecution for his reporting is at risk of deportation from Switzerland along with his wife...

EU report finds worsening human rights record in Turkey amid growing pressure on opposition,...

Legal pressure on opposition politicians and independent media intensified in Turkey between September 2025 and September 2026 as judicial independence and fundamental rights continued...

Former Turkish military judge jailed over alleged Gülen links dies of cancer at 66

Haluk Zeybel, a former judge on Turkey’s military appeals court who was dismissed and imprisoned over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement following...

Turkey ranks near bottom for fundamental rights, checks on government in 2026 rule of...

Turkey ranked 135th out of 143 countries for fundamental rights and 136th for constraints on government powers in the World Justice Project's 2026 Rule...

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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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