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...
25 former, current public servants detained in Ankara due to alleged Gülen links
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 30 former and current public servants in the capital city of Ankara due to their alleged links...
6 former public servants arrested to serve sentences for Gülen links
Anti-smuggling and organized crime police on Tuesday arrested six former public servants in Ankara to serve sentences for links to the Gülen movement, the...
El Paso entryway of choice for Turkish migrants: report
US border patrol agents have encountered 8,735 Turkish nationals coming into the country illegally through the border crossing at El Paso, Texas, for fiscal...
Turkish authorities detain 49 members of HDP over three days
A total of 49 members of the Peoples' Democratic Party’s (HDP) youth organizations were detained in the last three days in raids that were...
Experts accuse Turkish employers of hiring a growing number of underage workers
An occupational safety expert and a union leader have said that despite regulations, an increasing number of workplaces in Turkey are employing minors and...
Critically ill prisoner convicted on Gezi charges hospitalized amid calls for his release
Ekim Polat, 24, a critically ill prisoner who was convicted of taking part in the 2013 Gezi Park protests in Turkey, was hospitalized on...
Turkish authorities deny financial assistance to severely disabled teenager due to father’s links to...
Turkish authorities denied a severely disabled 15-year-old autistic teenager disability benefits because his father was arrested for alleged links to the Gülen movement, the...
Syrian refugees returning home as part of Turkey’s ‘voluntary’ program compelled to leave due...
Syrian refugees going home as part of Turkey’s “voluntary return program” said their return was far from voluntary and the result of increasing anti-migrant...
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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...