Spying by Turkish diplomats in Switzerland triggered criminal investigation in Turkey: report
The Turkish government used its diplomats in Switzerland to profile opponents of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and gather intelligence about them to help...
HRW urges Turkey to investigate airstrikes that killed or injured civilians in Syria
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday Turkey should investigate the harm done to civilians in its Oct. 5-10 aerial campaign against Kurdish militants in Syria,...
Air force cadet sentenced to life in prison succumbs to bone cancer: report
A former air force cadet sentenced to life in prison on coup charges succumbed to bone cancer on Friday in a hospital in Eskişehir,...
Turkey’s confiscation of $50 billion from Gülen members constitutes crimes against humanity: report
A comprehensive report exposes the vast scale of property confiscations in Turkey targeting the Gülen movement, a faith-based group outlawed by Ankara, with an estimated value...
Turkey issues detention warrants for 295 active duty military officers over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities have ordered the detention of 304 people, including 295 active duty military officers, in what is considered the largest operation against members...
Families of disabled children in Turkey complain of discrimination and lack of care
Families of disabled children in Turkey said they faced discrimination on a daily basis and that their children did not have access to proper...
PACE urges Turkish Parliament not to adopt new restrictions on NGOs
Three Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) rapporteurs issued a statement on Monday saying they were deeply concerned about possible new restrictions...
In a first, Kurdish mayors removed from office are reinstated in Turkey
The co-mayors of a district in a predominantly Kurdish province in eastern Turkey who had been removed from office earlier this year have been...
Deceased purge victim buried in a hurry, jailed husband not allowed to attend funeral
Fatma Görmez, 43, a former teacher fired from her job by an emergency decree-law who passed away yesterday from multiple health problems, was hurriedly...
Turkey’s top court annuls controversial law punishing ‘crimes committed on behalf of an organization’
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has annulled Article 220 § 6 of the Turkish Penal Code, a controversial law that punished individuals for committing crimes on...
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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
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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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Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
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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...
Hate speech and hate crimes against Syrian refugees in Turkey
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This report focuses on the inflammatory rhetoric and illegal acts motivated by prejudice faced by refugees who fled the civil war in Syria...