1,409 workers died in occupational accidents in Turkey in first three quarters of 2023
In the first nine months of 2023, Turkey has recorded at least 1,409 deaths in work-related accidents, the Artı Gerçek news website reported, citing...
Turkish court orders Kurdish politician to pay damages to pro-gov’t paramilitary network over ‘insult’
A Turkish court has ordered Kurdish politician and former member of parliament Sebahat Tuncel to pay damages to a paramilitary organization with alleged ties...
Turkey’s top court to no longer accept applications concerning lengthy trials
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has announced that it will no longer accept applications concerning claims of the violation of the right to a fair trial...
Turkey condemns ‘unacceptable’ European award to Osman Kavala
Turkey on Monday slammed the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for awarding its top rights prize to jailed Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala, who...
Asylum applications from Turks in Germany see 102 pct rise in first 9 months
There was a 102 percent increase in the number of asylum applications filed by Turkish citizens in Germany in the first nine months of...
Turkish airstrike on Kurds in Syria kills 20: monitor
A Turkish airstrike on Monday killed 20 Kurdish security personnel and wounded dozens at a training center for police in Kurdish-held northeast Syria, Turkish...
Anti-Sisi activist facing deportation from Turkey goes on hunger strike
An Egyptian activist who was recently detained in İstanbul and sent to a repatriation center in eastern Turkey has been on a hunger strike...
Turkey detains 9 over Gülen links after names emerge in ByLock messages
Nine people, including a lawyer and current and former police officers, have been detained in İstanbul and Ankara for alleged links to the Gülen...
Tap water in Hatay still unsafe to drink 8 months after Turkey’s devastating earthquakes
An analysis conducted by healthcare and professional organizations has shown that tap water in Hatay, one of the areas hardest hit by two powerful...
51 detained in Turkey during protest in support of jailed PKK leader
Turkish police on Monday detained 51 people in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır who had gathered to call for the end of prison restrictions...
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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...