158 people face detention over alleged Gülen links
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 158 people over their alleged links to the Gülen movement, Turkish Minute reported, citing the Demirören news...
Turkey’s extradition requests to Finland tied to ‘witch hunt’ targeting Gülen movement followers, experts...
Turkey’s growing number of extradition requests to Finland is part of a “witch hunt” targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement and government critics,...
Opposition party calls for investigation into death of Kurdish teenager in police target practice...
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has called for an investigation into the death of Muharrem Aksem in a police target practice area in...
Transferring Khashoggi murder trial to Saudi Arabia undermines Turkey’s credibility: Islamist opposition party leader
Temel Karamollaoğlu, the leader of Turkey’s Islamist opposition Felicity Party (SP), said on Thursday that transferring a case involving the murder of journalist Jamal...
Migrant found dead after shooting at Greece-Turkey border: report
A female migrant has been found dead after shooting erupted as she and others tried to cross into Greece from Turkey by boat, Greek...
Germany demands immediate release of Turkish activist Kavala
Germany’s foreign minister demanded on Monday that Turkish activist Osman Kavala be “released immediately” after an İstanbul court sentenced the critic of President Recep...
Ankara Bar files complaint on allegations of torture at police department
The Ankara Bar Association has announced that they filed a complaint against the Ankara Police Department based on nine allegations of torture made by...
Members of anti-gov’t Furkan Foundation mistreated by police: reports
Members of the Furkan Foundation, an anti-government religious group, on Sunday were beaten by police officers as they were trying to make a public...
Erdoğan sparks outrage for attacking Gezi protestors with profanities on anniversary
On the 9th anniversary of the Gezi Park protests, the biggest challenge to the rule of then-Turkish prime minister and current president Recep Tayyip...
Turkish government is increasing pressure on dissident students: report
Turkish authorities have been increasingly pressuring dissident university students, with many suspended or detained during the last month for protesting government policies, the Birgün...
Latest Reports
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...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2023.
The May 2023 re-election of...