Afghanistan’s intelligence agency releases four abducted teachers of Turkish schools, report
Afghanistan's intelligence agency has released Turkish teachers Önder Akkuşci, Yunus Demirci, Yılmaz Aytan and an Afghan based teacher Masso0d Wardak who are working for...
COMMENTARY — Erdoğan unleashes criminal gangs on his critics in Turkey and abroad
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has become accustomed to relying increasingly on testimonies and complaints filed by convicted felons, known...
Pro-gov’t daily: Turkey, Russia could conduct joint operation to abduct Fethullah Gülen
Turkey and Russia could carry out a joint operation to abduct US-based Turkish-Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen to Turkey due to Gülen’s alleged role in...
Report: Turkish government plans to close down EU Affairs Ministry
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) led by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is planning to close down seven current ministries in an...
Turkey’s Erdoğan threatens to strike UN-assisted Makhmour refugee camp
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday said his country could hit the UN-aided Makhmour refugee camp, 40 miles southwest of Kurdistan Regional Government's...
Over 16,000 Turkish citizens claimed asylum in EU, neighboring countries in 2017
A total of 16,640 Turkish nationals claimed asylum in 32 countries on the European continent in 2017, according to a report released by the Malta-based...
If I were him I would quit German national team, Mesut Özil’s father says
Famous international footballer Mesut Özil’s father, Mustafa Özil, has said he would retire from international ball with Germany if he were in his son’s...
4 people trying to escape persecution in Turkey missing after boat capsizes in Evros...
A woman and her three children went missing after a boat carrying several Turkish asylum seekers who fled Turkey due to an ongoing government...
With all efforts on Brunson release, US gov’t is ignoring plight of other Americans...
‘Should I change my religion?’ asks a US-Turkish dual citizen stuck in Turkey, decrying the Trump administration’s sole focus on securing the release of...
COMMENTARY — Turkey’s abuse of Interpol exposed
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The blatant abuse of Interpol mechanisms in a staggeringly high number of cases by the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in...
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...