ECtHR faults Turkey for arrest of 314 people over Gülen links after failed coup
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that the pretrial detention of 314 people after a failed coup against Turkish President Recep...
84-year-old Nusret Muğla dies after contracting COVID-19 in prison
Nusret Muğla, an 84-year-old ailing man who was serving a sentence on conviction of links to the Gülen movement, passed away on Sunday after...
A year after deadly Istanbul nightclub fire, victims’ families still waiting for justice
Nearly a year after a devastating fire at an Istanbul nightclub claimed 29 lives, the families of the victims are still waiting for those...
Torture, Inhuman Treatment and Conditions in Turkish Prisons: 2022 in Review
Turkey has experienced a marked resurgence of torture and ill-treatment in custody over the past seven years and especially since a coup attempt on...
Jailed journalist Soncan: ‘A nation could never be free if its journalists are behind...
A jailed Turkish journalist presented an impressive defense to the court, saying that the history will judge Turkey on rights violations and declared a...
Parents of police brutality victim appear in court for allegedly insulting President Erdoğan
The parents of Berkin Elvan, a teenager who was struck in the head with a gas canister fired by a police officer during the...
Journalist allegedly beaten, mistreated in police custody: report
Journalist Sedat Yılmaz, who was detained on Saturday in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır, was allegedly mistreated and beaten while in police custody, the...
Turkey locks up 228 journalists, a new world record
The number of jailed journalists in Turkey has reached to 228, a new world record, as the massive crackdown on the free, independent and...
Prison parole boards are acting like ‘parallel courthouses,’ journalist says
Ferhat Çiftçi, a Kurdish journalist who was recently released from prison, said prison monitoring boards in Turkey act like “parallel courthouses” when deciding on...
[Interview] Held at knifepoint and sent back to Turkey, Turkish pushback victim says she...
"I left my country, my loved-ones and my life to escape the injustice I had been subjected to," said Hüsniye, who was sent back...
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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...