Student arrested for tweeting support for Kobane protests denied release by Turkish court
Cihan Erdal, 32, a doctoral student at Canada’s Carleton University who has been in jail in Turkey for five months on terrorism-related charges for...
HRW urges Turkey to ensure accountability for deaths in 2023 earthquakes
The Turkish government has an obligation to ensure that public officials responsible for thousands of defective buildings that collapsed in the February 6, 2023...
US religious freedom commission recommends placing Turkey on special watch list for severe violations
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recommended that the State Department place Turkey on its special watch list based on the...
Man faces imprisonment despite severe paralysis
Yılmaz Anar, who was paralyzed in a fall from a height two years ago, faces imprisonment due to a conviction despite having a medical...
Suicides increase in Turkey amid pandemic and economic downturn
A total of 129 people died by suicide in Turkey in April, eight of whom were minors, according to research by the main opposition...
Turkish court finds no crimes against humanity in deadly military arson against Kurdish family
A court in central Turkey has released its reasoned decision in the case of the mass murder of a Kurdish family in a deliberately...
Turkish gov’t abducted teacher in Kenya over relationship to Gülen, wife claims
The wife of a teacher who is a nephew of US-based Muslim preacher Fethullah Gülen has claimed that her husband was abducted by operatives...
Turkey bans access to streaming platform Twitch
Turkey has imposed a ban on access to Twitch, one of the most popular live streaming platforms in the country, Turkish Minute reported.
Turkey’s Telecommunications...
Kyrgyz protestors demand authorities locate missing educator
Hundreds of people have been protesting since Tuesday in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek, demanding that authorities find the president of a prestigious school...
Tech companies asked to resist internet censorship ahead of Turkish elections
With Turkey scheduled to hold local elections at the end of March, a group of international and local human rights and press advocacy groups...
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...