Israel warns its citizens against travel to Turkey
The Israeli authorities on Monday issued a travel warnings urging Israeli travelers to avoid places where they would be prime targets for jihadist militants,...
Life sentence demanded for NSU member accused of murdering 8 Turks
Federal prosecutors demanded a life sentence for Beate Zschäpe, a member of the right-wing neo-Nazi extremist group National Socialist Underground (NSU), accusing her of...
Turkish Deputy PM says US judiciary has become tool of Gülen movement plan
Referring to an arrest warrant from the US District Court for the Southern District of New York for former Turkish Economy Minister Mehmet Zafer...
German FM says Berlin has halted arms exports to Turkey
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Monday that Germany has halted major arms sales to Turkey due to the worsening human rights situation...
Mayor of Turkey’s capital city prays Harvey and Irma hurricanes continue in US
Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Melih Gökçek shared from his Twitter account on Tuesday the level of economic damage caused by Harvey and Irma hurricanes...
OSCE calls on Turkey to urgently release Cumhuriyet journalists
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir on Monday called on Turkey to release Cumhuriyet...
UK legal opinion: Turkey breaches human rights by detaining people for using ByLock
A legal opinion published in London has found that tens of thousands of Turkish citizens detained or dismissed from their jobs on the basis...
Michael Rubin says Zarrab case in US is Turkish President Erdoğan’s nightmare
Michael Rubin, academic and former staff advisor for Iran and Iraq at the Pentagon, has stated that the inclusion of Zafer Çağlayan, as one...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urges Turkish gov’t to stop attacks on human...
Welcoming concern by Turkey's government for the human rights of the Rohingyas, and others in foreign countries, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid...
615 Turkish civil servants have applied for asylum in Germany
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere on Monday said 615 Turkish civil servants have asked for political asylum in Germany since a failed coup...
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Turkey’s Crackdown on the Main Opposition and the Kurdish Political Movement: 2025 in Review
Turkey's political opposition faced intensifying pressure in 2025, with the judiciary emerging as the primary instrument for targeting dissenting voices. The most far-reaching measures...
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Turkey's record on torture and ill-treatment continued to deteriorate in 2025, despite its commitments under international human rights conventions.
Throughout the year human rights organizations...
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
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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...