Turkey’s top court orders gov’t to pay damages to complainant in torture case, reinvestigate...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled in favor of an applicant who claimed he had faced torture and inhuman treatment in prison in 2018 and...
Reinstated post-coup victims unable to start work due to security investigations
A number of public servants who were dismissed from their jobs in the aftermath of a July 15, 2016 coup attempt in Turkey and...
AKP, MHP reject motion to investigate Hrant Dink murder
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its ally, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), have rejected a parliamentary motion by the Peoples’ Democratic...
Wife of jailed former judge says husband was handcuffed to hospital bed after surgery
Rabia Başer, a former judge and the wife of jailed judge Mustafa Başer, who is suffering from cancer and underwent major surgery in January,...
German morticians work for dignified burial of earthquake victims in Turkey
German morticians are working to remove dead bodies from the rubble and ensure the proper burial of the deceased in southern Turkey, which was...
More children separated from parents as Turkish government’s crackdown on Gülen movement continues
Two more children were left to the care of a relative due to the incarceration of their parents for alleged links to the Gülen...
EUA report reveals Turkish universities to be least autonomous in Europe
The European University Association (EUA) has published a report that finds Turkish universities to be the least autonomous among institutions of higher learning in...
9 killed during Nevruz celebrations under Erdoğan’s rule
A report on Nevruz celebrations in Turkey drafted by main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) lawmaker Sezgin Tanrıkulu has revealed that nine people have...
157.248 children living in poverty in Turkey, says CHP lawmaker
Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Murat Emir has revealed that 157.248 children in Turkey are living in poverty, to the extent that their families...
27 detained over alleged Gülen links in a week
Twenty-seven people have over the past week been detained on warrants issued by Turkish prosecutors for alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based...
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...