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Turkey detains 148 people, arrests 52 over alleged Gülen links

Turkish authorities have detained 148 people in three separate operations and arrested 52 over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkish media reported. Prosecutors...

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...

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Turkey falls to 106th place in global women’s peace and security index

Turkey was ranked 106th out of 183 countries in the 2025/26 Global Women Peace and Security Index (WPS Index), down from 99th in the...

Turkish cartoonist detained over alleged insult of President Erdoğan

Turkish cartoonist Öznur Kalender has been detained on accusations of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a cartoon, the Halk TV news website reported. Kalender...

Erdoğan slams secularism manifesto signed by 168 public figures

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has criticized a manifesto titled “We Defend Secularism Together,” signed by 168 writers, artists, academics, journalists and professional association...

Turkish MPs back steps to reintegrate former PKK militants

Kurdish militants who have laid down their arms should be reintegrated into society, Turkish lawmakers said in a key report released Wednesday, while avoiding...

Turkey detains 148 people, arrests 52 over alleged Gülen links

Turkish authorities have detained 148 people in three separate operations and arrested 52 over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkish media reported. Prosecutors...

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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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