Freedom House report shows extent of Turkey’s transnational repression policy
A report by Freedom House on global transnational repression published today reveals the intensity, geographic reach and suddenness of the Turkish government’s campaign targeting...
Name of torturer removed from school after public outrage
The name of a military officer who was accused of torturing Kurdish political prisoners following a 1980 military coup in Turkey was removed from...
Elite navy commando who fought against pirates in the Gulf of Aden tortured in...
A sergeant in Turkey’s special naval unit who fought against pirates in the Gulf of Aden was subjected to brutal torture by a team...
Journalists arrested over anti-refugee messages released pending trial
An Ankara court has released 10 people pending trial, including four journalists, who were arrested last year due to social media posts allegedly targeting...
Turkish author and journalist Ahmet Altan spends his 71st birthday in prison
One of Turkey’s most famous novelists and journalists, Ahmet Altan has spent his 71st birthday in İstanbul’s notorious Silivri Prison, where most political prisoners...
Turkey’s top court finds rights violations in access ban imposed on X accounts
In a promising development amid increasing online censorship in Turkey, the country’s Constitutional Court has found rights violations in the banning of access to...
Doctor suspended for sharing information about a sick inmate with his family
A doctor was suspended for a week for providing health information about an inmate suffering from COVID-19 to his family, a petition sent to...
Coal mine collapse in northwestern Turkey traps miners for 11 hours
Two coal mine workers were trapped for 11 hours in a collapsed mine on Sunday in northwestern Turkey’s Zonguldak province, the Bianet news website reported.
Twenty-six-year-old...
Representatives of diplomatic missions visit İHD to show solidarity with Turkey’s human rights defenders
The European Union Delegation to Turkey and representatives from 11 diplomatic missions in Ankara on Tuesday visited Özturk Türkdoğan, head of the Human Rights...
Turkey promotes police chief connected to allegations of brutal torture
The Turkish Interior Ministry has promoted Yaşar Gidiş, a police chief whose precinct has in recent years been implicated in several allegations of torture,...
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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 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...