Turkey sends 79-year-old veteran journalist to prison
Prominent Turkish journalist Nazlı Ilcak has been sent to prison to serve a sentence handed down on conviction of libeling a public prosecutor, Turkish...
ECtHR faults Turkey for poor prison conditions in post-coup period
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has faulted Turkey for the poor prison conditions suffered by eight people who were given less than three square...
Journalist who photographed murder of Kurdish student released from pretrial detention
A Kurdish journalist who has been the subject of frequent judicial harassment since he photographed the killing of a Kurdish university student by a...
‘I’m in prison because I’m a Kurd,’ says jailed Kurdish leader Demirtaş
Jailed Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş, a two-time presidential candidate and former co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) who is currently in his...
CoE to supervise Turkey’s execution of ECtHR judgments on Kavala, Demirtaş at quarterly meeting
The Council of Europe’s (CoE) Committee of Ministers, in its quarterly meeting to take place December 5-7, will address Turkey’s compliance with European Court...
Ailing 68-year-old in Turkey dies 29 days after release
Cemal Tanhan, a 68-year-old man who was incarcerated in northwestern Turkey despite severe health problems, died 29 days after his release, the Mezopotamya news...
Turkish prosecutors to investigate suspicious death of inmate
İstanbul prosecutors have launched an investigation into the death of Vahdet Akın, an inmate who was found dead in prison under suspicious circumstances, the...
Turkey’s ATK to review situation of 81-year-old ailing Kurdish woman sentenced to prison
Van prosecutors have asked the Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) to review its assessment of Makbule Özer, an 81-year-old Kurdish woman with serious disabilities...
Trial of gendarme accused of arson and killing a Kurdish family dropped due to...
A court in central Turkey has ruled to conclude the trial in absentia of a gendarme charged with the mass murder a Kurdish family...
‘I miss ordinary days the most,’ jailed film producer says
Çiğdem Mater, a film producer and journalist serving an 18-year sentence in connection with the 2013 Gezi Park protests, said in an interview that...
Latest Reports
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
Download PDF
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
Download PDF
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
Download PDF
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...
Download PDF
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
Download PDF
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
Download PDF
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...