Closure of 2013 graft probes plunged Turkey into lawlessness: ex-prosecutor
The former Turkish prosecutor in charge of the December 17, 2013 corruption and bribery operation said in an interview with investigative journalist Cevheri Güven...
Inmate in Ankara’s Sincan Prison is discovered dead under running shower
An inmate at Ankara’s Sincan Prison died of a heart attack on Thursday, with his body discovered lifeless under a running hot shower, Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu,...
Turkey’s main opposition accused of hypocrisy in stance on replacement of pro-Kurdish mayors
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) was accused of hypocrisy for its support of the Turkish government’s practice of removing mayors –- mostly...
Turkish gov’t has detained 3,293 military officers over alleged Gülen links since Jan. 1
The Turkish government has detained 3,293 military officers and arrested 717 of them since January 1, 2018 as part of its massive post-coup witch...
Bar associations call on Erdoğan to stop targeting Istanbul Convention
In a joint statement on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s latest remarks regarding the Istanbul Convention, eight of Turkey’s bar associations have urged him to...
Crackdown on the Kurdish Political Movement and Opposition Groups: 2022 in Review
The Turkish government ramped up its crackdown on the Kurdish political movement in 2022 with a view to weakening the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP),...
UN rights chief calls on parties to resolve migrant crisis on Belarus-Poland border
UN Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet has called on Belarus and Poland to resolve the migrant crisis on their border, where large numbers...
Top prosecutor portrays pro-Kurdish party as ‘recruitment office’ for PKK
A top Turkish prosecutor who is seeking to close down the country’s second largest opposition party, the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), has accused...
‘They will not discourage us,’ say women subjected to strip-searches in police custody
Two inmates from the left-wing Socialist Women's Assembly (SKM) have said they were subjected to unlawful strip-searches while in custody at Istanbul Police headquarters...
Erdoğan ousts Boğaziçi University rector Bulu after months-long protests
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday replaced a top İstanbul university rector whose controversial appointment led to months of student-led protests against his...
Latest Reports
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...
Hate speech and hate crimes against Syrian refugees in Turkey
Download PDF
This report focuses on the inflammatory rhetoric and illegal acts motivated by prejudice faced by refugees who fled the civil war in Syria...