50 British MPs call for UK gov’t to stand up against human rights violations...
Fifty members of the British parliament last Thursday sent a letter to Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab voicing their concerns about the deterioration of human...
Wife of purge victim dies, leaving 2 children to the care of relatives
Another family has fallen victim to Turkey’s post-coup purge as the wife of Yusuf Coşkun, a former teacher who was arrested on terrorism charges,...
Another inmate dies of COVID-19 as cases continue to surge in Turkey’s overcrowded prisons
Şeref Vatansever, 47, a former computer science teacher dismissed from his job during a post-coup purge in Turkey, died of COVID-19 yesterday after contracting...
404 civilians killed by Turkish police since 2007: report
A total of 404 civilians have been shot dead by the police since a law was amended giving police officers more power in 2007,...
Kurdish father and son from Iraq beaten in southern Turkey in apparent hate crime
A Kurdish family from northern Iraq's Erbil province was attacked on Thursday in an apparent hate crime while they were visiting Turkey's southern Mersin...
Former teacher fired and jailed on Gülen links succumbs to cancer
Emin Köseler, a religious studies teacher who was dismissed from his job on alleged links to the Gülen movement and later jailed on the...
29,444 military members dismissed as part of Turkey’s post-coup purge
A total of 29,444 military members have been dismissed from the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK), gendarmerie and the coast guard in a post-coup purge...
Turkey’s bar associations call on international community to stop China’s treatment of Uyghurs
In a joint statement 73 bar associations across Turkey called on the UN and the international community to initiate targeted sanctions against China in...
Turkish gov’t continued to limit religious minorities’ rights in 2020: US report
The US Department of State has underlined in a recent report that Ankara continued to limit the rights of non-Muslim religious minorities, especially those not recognized...
Turkish Embassy in Tirana spied on Erdoğan critics, describing them as ‘malignant cells’
The Turkish Embassy in Albania engaged in a campaign of intelligence gathering and profiling of critics of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, documents obtained by...
Latest Reports
Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: 2025 in Review
During the year Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continued to relentlessly pursue anyone with alleged links with the faith-based Gülen movement, which he described...
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
Download PDF
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
Download PDF
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
Download PDF
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...
Download PDF
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
Download PDF
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
Download PDF
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...