Swedish journalist Joakim Medin sent to İstanbul’s notorious Silivri Prison
Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, detained in Turkey last week on terrorism-related allegations, was arrested on March 29 and transferred two days later to Silivri...
Turks filed 2,571 asylum applications with EU in November 2021
Turks filed 2,571 asylum applications in the EU, Norway and Switzerland (EU+) in November, the largest group of asylum seekers after Afghans, Syrians, Iraqis,...
Families of people detained in recent crackdown on Gülen movement describe the situation as...
The families of several women detained in a recent mass crackdown on people linked to the faith-based Gülen movement have contacted Peoples’ Equality and...
Recent report reveals more than half of minorities in Turkey reluctant to speak in...
A recent report by the Diyarbakır-based Socio-Political Research Center (Sosyo-Politik Saha Araştırmaları Merkezi) has revealed that more than half of Turkish citizens whose mother...
Ankara’s Hacettepe University launches investigation into student protestors
Turkey’s prominent Hacettepe University in Ankara has launched investigations into students who participated in protests that started in April, the BirGün daily reported.
The university administration...
Wife of critically ill prisoner urges authorities to release her husband before it’s too...
The wife of Ahmet Zeki Özkan, a 65-year-old man who was arrested last week to serve a sentence for conviction of links to the...
145 women in Turkey fell victim to femicide in first 6 months of this...
A total of 145 women were murdered in Turkey in the first six months of 2025, while an additional 215 died under suspicious circumstances, the Bianet...
Top prosecutor says Turkey’s withdrawal from Istanbul Convention was unlawful
The chief public prosecutor’s office at Turkey’s highest administrative court, the Council of State, has called for the cancellation of a presidential decree that...
Severely disabled man among hundreds detained in nationwide crackdown on Gülen movement
A severely disabled man was among hundreds detained on Tuesday in a sweeping crackdown targeting real or perceived members of the faith-based Gülen movement,...
11-year-old girl with Down syndrome deteriorates after arrest of her mother on Gülen links
Ayşe Asude Gök, an 11-year-old girl with Down syndrome, stopped interacting with her caregivers after her mother was arrested to serve a sentence for...
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...