Turks filed 2,571 asylum applications with EU in November 2021
Turks filed 2,571 asylum applications in the EU, Norway and Switzerland (EU+) in November, the largest group of asylum seekers after Afghans, Syrians, Iraqis,...
Turkey’s Director of Religious Affairs targets Gülen movement supporters in Bosnia
Mehmet Görmez, the director of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet), has targeted Gülen movement followers in Bosnia, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency reported on...
In Kenya, mystery and silence over Gülen abduction
How did a foreign citizen disappear from Kenya’s police headquarters and end up under arrest in Turkey, despite a court order banning his extradition?
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PACE committee reminds member states to avoid xenophobic, racist approach to refugees, migrants
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s (CoE) Committee for Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons has said member states can integrate migrants and...
Germany to get involved in jailed journalist Yücel’s case at ECtHR
Germany will support the arrested journalist Deniz Yücel’s case at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), demanding that Yücel be released, Die Welt reported on...
Hearing at ECtHR reveals Turkish prosecutor denied access to vital information
A Turkish prosecutor who had dropped a case involving human rights violations in Turkey’s Kurdish district of Cizre was prohibited access to vital military...
4 people trying to flee persecution in Turkey detained at Greek border
Turkish security forces on Wednesday detained four people in Edirne province near the Greek border over their alleged membership in the Gülen movement as they...
Turkey’s Erdoğan vows to pursue Gülen movement followers who ‘escaped the sword’
Amid an ongoing witch-hunt targeting the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday said he would not end his campaign...
Another Turkish citizen reportedly abducted from plane in Kazakhstan
Turkish national Zabit Kişi was reportedly abducted from a plane by a group of unknown people in Kazakh city of Almaty, his wife said in...
Lawyer appeals to Turkish court to end pastor Brunson’s house arrest, travel ban
İsmail Cem Halavurt, the lawyer for American pastor Andrew Brunson, who was transferred from pretrial detention to house arrest last week, has appealed the...
Latest Reports
New report exposes widespread, systematic rights violations in Turkey’s crackdown on the Gülen movement
STOCKHOLM— The Stockholm Center for Freedom today released a new report, “UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
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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
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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
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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
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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...
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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
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This report focuses on how the Turkish government, under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has used family punishment against his opponents.
Sippenhaft, also known as...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2023.
The May 2023 re-election of...