Turkey’s Erdoğan slams Trump administration over its Jerusalem move
Turkey’s Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday slammed the administration of US President Donald Trump and said its decision to move the US...
Erdoğan’s long arm targets critics, stirs up troubles in Sweden
Turkey has expanded its witch hunt against critics to Sweden, using government institutions, affiliated NGOs and operatives, a report released by the Stockholm Center...
511 German citizens victims of Turkish scam over alleged links to Gülen movement
At least 511 German citizens have been scammed out of 7 million euros in total, fearing investigations reportedly opened into them in Turkey over...
Turkey’s Erdoğan says passport ban for 181,500 people to be lifted soon
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday said he would soon end a passport ban for 181,500 people who were investigated over links to...
Turkish court rules to keep American pastor Brunson behind bars
A Turkish court on Wednesday ruled to keep in custody American pastor Andrew Brunson, who was jailed in October 2016 in Turkey on espionage...
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...
Purged Turkish NATO officer speaks out, risks Erdoğan’s retaliation
Former Lt. Cdr. Cafer Topkaya gave an interview to Germany's Deutsche Welle (DW) and stated that he is coming out of the shadows to tell...
NRC reports Turkish-Dutch youngsters trained by radical Islamist Nureddin Yıldız in Turkey
The political Islamist National View (Milli Görüş) organization has taken dozens of Turkish-Dutch youngsters to Turkey in recent years to have them taught by...
Journalist Yücel files lawsuit against Turkey for unjust imprisonment
Turkish-German journalist Deniz Yücel, who works for the German Die Welt newspaper and was jailed for about a year in Turkey on terror charges,...
Turkish court convicts first German national over controversial coup bid
Turkey for the first time has convicted a German national on charges related to a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016, according to reports...
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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...
Torture, Ill-treatment and Prison Conditions in Turkey: 2025 in Review
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...