Turkey ranked 164th among 179 countries in Academic Freedom Index
Academic freedom in Turkey has sharply declined in the past 15 years, putting the country in 164th place among 179 countries as of December...
822 children under the age of 6 live in Turkey’s overcrowded prisons: report
A recent report by the Civil Society in the Penal System (CISST) has revealed a growing number of children living behind bars with their...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court rejects appeal from 3 defendants convicted in Gezi Park trial
The Turkish Constitutional Court has rejected an appeal from three people who were convicted of "attempting to overthrow the government” during the Gezi Park...
Ailing inmate in Turkey struck with paralysis after authorities found him fit to remain...
Cemal Tanhan, a 68-year-old man incarcerated in Bolu province despite suffering from severe illness, has become paralyzed despite the fact that the Council of...
Streaming platforms to pay 1.5 percent of annual revenue to Turkey’s media watchdog
In yet another move tightening its grip on digital media, Turkey’s broadcasting and streaming regulator, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has made...
RSF says Turkey repeatedly jails journalists to intimidate them
Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a nongovernmental organization focusing on safeguarding the right to freedom of information, has said Turkey uses repeated imprisonment of journalists...
German union claims Turkey asked students to spy on Erdoğan critics
A German education union claimed on Thursday that Turkish diplomats in Germany have been urging students from the diaspora to spy on their teachers...
Minister’s claim of 90 pct compliance rate with ECtHR decisions in Turkey met with...
Turkish Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç’s recent statement that Turkey has a 90 percent compliance rate with judgments from the European Court of Human Rights...
Turkey releases university student arrested after punching pro-gov’t demonstrator
An İstanbul court ruled to release pending trial Ege Akersoy, a university student who earlier this month was detained and arrested for assaulting a...
14 detained over alleged Gülen links in ‘payphone investigation’
Turkish authorities have detained 14 active-duty and former military officers as well as former military cadets due to their alleged links to the Gülen...
Latest Reports
UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights Violations...
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This report analyzes UN findings on Turkey’s post-2016 counterterrorism measures targeting people with alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement.
Drawing on opinions of...
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...