Iranian men allege torture, rape in Turkish custody
Two Iranian men detained in southeastern Turkey were allegedly tortured and one of them raped in police custody, according to a report by human...
Cellmate lawyer recounts torture leading to 2016 death of Turkish teacher in police custody
A Turkish lawyer who shared a police detention cell with teacher Gökhan Açıkkollu has said he witnessed signs of torture before Açıkkollu died in...
Turkey’s top court finds rights violations in death of teacher in custody, notifies wife...
Turkey's Constitutional Court ruled last year that Turkish authorities violated the right to life and the prohibition of torture and ill-treatment in the case...
Kurdish minor’s arm broken in police raid on wrong location in Turkey
Turkish police on Tuesday allegedly broke a minor’s arm and assaulted members of a Kurdish family during a pre-dawn raid on the wrong location...
Two Kurdish workers file mistreatment complaint against police after Nevruz detention
Two Kurdish construction workers have filed a criminal complaint alleging they were mistreated by police during detention after attending Nevruz celebrations in İstanbul, the...
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...
Turkish police chief who oversaw torture protected by Erdogan gov’t: report
A police chief who authorized horrific torture sessions against critics of the authoritarian regime of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quietly allowed to...
Turkish lawyer briefly detained after seeking to record client’s torture claim
A Turkish lawyer was briefly detained Wednesday on accusations of “slander of a public official” after he insisted on having his client’s torture allegations...
Turkish court acquits police officers, doctor accused of torture despite top court ruling
A Turkish court has acquitted three police officers and a doctor of charges of torturing former teacher Eyüp Birinci in custody, despite a prior...
Man jailed after alleged beating in Turkish custody taken to hospital with brain hemorrhage...
A man arrested in southeastern Turkey was hospitalized with a risk of brain hemorrhage after he was allegedly beaten by gendarmes and jailed before...
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...