Over 1.4 million women in Turkey have reported domestic violence since 2013
More than 1.4 million women in Turkey reported being subjected to domestic violence between January 2013 and July 2024, the Birgün daily reported, citing...
Amid disappearance of little girl, public figures highlight large number of missing child cases...
Amid the disappearance of an 8-year-old girl in southeastern Turkey’s Diyarbakır province, public figures have raised awareness of the large number of missing children...
‘Lost but not found’: On Enforced Disappearances Day, Turkish man’s vanishing remains a mystery
As the world marks the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the case of Yusuf Bilge Tunç remains unsolved, highlighting the ongoing...
Turkey detains 20 people over alleged Gülen links
Turkish police have detained 20 people across 11 provinces over their alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based group targeted by the government, Turkey’s...
Turkish presidency ‘donated’ $1.3 mln to AKP-run municipalities in İstanbul before elections
Bank receipts obtained by the Karar daily have revealed that Turkey’s presidency transferred TL 45 million ($1.3 million) to each of the 24 İstanbul...
Minister threatens sanctions if opposition mayors refuse to implement law on stray dogs
Turkey’s agriculture minister, İbrahim Yumaklı, has threatened to sanction opposition mayors and municipal officials who refuse to implement a recently enacted law that is...
Exiled journalist reveals deep state-politics relations in Turkey in documentary
Can Dündar, a Turkish journalist and author living in exile, has uncovered shady relations between the deep state and politicians in Turkey based on...
Another municipality in Turkey is accused of mass killing of stray dogs
Ankara’s Altındağ district municipality, controlled by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), is under fire following allegations of the mass killings of stray...
Diyarbakır governor once again orders removal of Kurdish-language traffic signs
Kurdish-language traffic signs in Diyarbakır province were removed once again following a directive by the governor's office, the Artı Gerçek news website reported on Tuesday.
The Ministry...
Turkey admits to allowing Ethiopia to deploy drones involved in mass civilian casualties: report
A high-ranking Turkish government official has acknowledged that Turkey granted permission for Ethiopia to deploy Turkish-manufactured armed drones, which have been used in attacks...
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Women’s rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
The state of women’s rights in Turkey showed no meaningful improvement in 2025, as longstanding problems persisted and new challenges emerged. Femicides, institutional failures...
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...
Hate speech and hate crimes against Syrian refugees in Turkey
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This report focuses on the inflammatory rhetoric and illegal acts motivated by prejudice faced by refugees who fled the civil war in Syria...