Court says killing of Kurdish student by police officer in SE Turkey was ‘legal’
A regional appeals court has ruled that no charges can be leveled against a police officer who shot a Kurdish university student to death...
Former air force cadet serving life sentence imposed in 2016 coup case calls for...
Şüheda Sena Öğütalan, one of three female former air force cadets serving life sentences handed down in a trial concerning a 2016 coup attempt...
Prosecutor seeks 6 years for journalist who exposed nepotism at pro-gov’t foundation
A public prosecutor in Turkey is seeking a six-year sentence for journalist Metin Yücel, who disclosed documents that revealed alleged nepotism engaged in by...
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...
Forensics council shouldn’t be only decision-maker in ill inmates’ cases, medical union chair says
Şebnem Korur Fincancı, a prominent human rights activist, doctor of forensic medicine and head of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB), has said Turkey’s Council...
Activist, basketball player Enes Kanter Freedom receives 2022 Courage Award
Enes Kanter Freedom, an activist and basketball player who was dropped from the NBA reportedly for speaking out against human rights abuses worldwide, received...
Hundreds rally against threat to close Turkish women’s rights group
Hundreds of people demonstrated on Saturday in several Turkish cities including İstanbul and Ankara against a move to close one of the country’s most...
Armenian MP faces ‘unprecedented’ backlash over motion seeking genocide recognition
An Armenian member of the Turkish Parliament from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has said he has faced an unprecedented level of backlash...
Paralyzed former teacher arrested to serve sentence for conviction of Gülen links
A former teacher who has been suffering from paralysis for 19 months was sent to prison after a top appeals court upheld a sentence...
Turkey marks Youth Day amid widespread youth unemployment
Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day was celebrated on Thursday in Turkey, where 2.3 million young people are unemployed, corresponding to 41 percent of Turks...
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Turkey’s Post-Coup Crackdown, 10 Years On: A Decade’s Legacy
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This report examines how the sweeping measures introduced in Turkey following the coup attempt of July 15, 2016 evolved over the next decade...
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 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...