11 years after Turkey’s worst mining disaster, widow says families still waiting for justice
On the 11th anniversary of a 2014 mining disaster in Turkey’s Manisa province, a woman whose husband was killed in the tragedy told the T24 news...
Kılıçdaroğlu to face trial for ‘insulting’ ex-minister implicated in 2013 graft probe
Turkey’s main opposition leader will stand trial on charges of “insulting a public officer” due to his statements about a former minister implicated in...
Turkey to seek INTERPOL Red Notice for teacher over social media commentary, Gülen links
Turkey’s justice ministry has asked prosecutors to prepare INTERPOL Red Notice request documentation for a former public school teacher sought over a social media...
Migrant women subject to sexual harassment and physical violence on their journey to Turkey,...
Sociologist Didem Danış has said migrant women face many hurdles on their journey to Turkey, including sexual harassment and physical violence.
Speaking to BBC Turkish...
Rights groups launch campaign, call for release of doctor and human rights activist Fincancı
International rights groups have launched campaigns and called for the immediate release of doctors union chair Şebnem Korur Fincancı, who was arrested in Turkey...
İstanbul Governor’s Office refuses to allow Mahsa Amini commemoration
The İstanbul Governor’s Office has refused to issue a permit to a group of civil society organizations that sought to hold a commemoration ceremony...
Turkey’s post-coup decrees continue to wreak havoc on lives of purge victims: report
A joint report by two NGOs based in Europe has revealed that victims of a massive purge of state institutions by the Turkish government...
828 refugees, including 73 minors, died in work-related accidents in Turkey last decade: İSİG
A total of 828 refugees, including 73 minors, died in workplace accidents in Turkey between 2013 and 2022, according to a report by the...
Assyrian, Chaldean associations call on Turkish authorities to investigate disappearance of villagers
Chaldean and Assyrian associations in Europe, the United States, Australia and Iraq sent a joint letter to Turkey’s justice and interior ministers demanding a...
Death of jailed teacher’s daughter is a rights abuse, Turkey should free political prisoners:...
British lawmaker Edward Leigh has described the recent death of a 15-year-old girl whose mother is imprisoned in Turkey as a human rights violation...
Latest Reports
New report exposes widespread, systematic rights violations in Turkey’s crackdown on the Gülen movement
STOCKHOLM— The Stockholm Center for Freedom today released a new report, “UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights...
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...