Former officer dismissed from Turkish army by decree dies of cancer after late release...
Former noncommissioned officer Timur Özgen, who was dismissed from the Turkish military by a government decree and later imprisoned following a 2016 coup attempt,...
7 Turkish students face jail for allegedly insulting Erdoğan during İmamoğlu protests
A Turkish prosecutor is seeking prison sentences for seven university students accused of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in slogans chanted at a rally...
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...
Turkish authorities detain 286 more people over alleged Gülen links: minister
Turkish authorities have detained 286 people and arrested 154 of them in an ongoing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya...
Turkey has expelled more than 200 Christian workers since 2020
Alliance Defending Freedom International (ADF International), a Christian advocacy group, has accused Turkey of misusing national security laws to expel more than 200 Christian...
Turkey’s broadcast regulator to act against YouTube street interviews “driving pessimism”
Ebubekir Şahin, chairman of the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), said on Saturday that Turkey’s broadcast regulator will move against YouTube “street interview”...
ECtHR notifies Turkey of a record 4,800 additional applications over Gülen-linked convictions
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has notified Turkey of an additional 4,800 applications in its docket related to convictions for Gülen movement...
European lawyers bar urges Turkey to free jailed lawyer in critical condition
The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) has called on Turkish authorities to immediately suspend the prison sentence of lawyer Süleyman...
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...
Turkey appeals European rights court ruling ordering Demirtaş’s release
Turkey has appealed a European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruling that called for the immediate release of jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, requesting...
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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...
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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...
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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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Sippenhaft, also known as...