Turkey ranked among most repressive in LGBT rights index
Turkey received one of the worst scores in Europe in the 2024 edition of the Rainbow Index released by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,...
Imprisoned former Istanbul district mayor ‘dying a slow death from cancer,’ says lawyer
Şükrü Genç, the imprisoned former mayor of Istanbul's Sarıyer district, is suffering from colon cancer and is "slowly dying in prison," his lawyer, Hüseyin Cengiz, said...
3 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Greek island
Greece’s coastguard late on Sunday said it had found three bodies during a search for survivors after a migrant boat sank off the eastern...
Dismissed Kurdish mayor given lengthy jail sentence on terrorism charges
A Turkish court has handed down a prison sentence of seven years, six months to a former local co-mayor in southeastern Turkey who was...
SCF reveals mass torture and abuse in an unofficial detention facility in Turkey’s capital
Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF), a monitoring group for rights violations in Turkey, has received credible reports of mass torture and abuse in an...
Report sheds light on shrinking space for civil society in Turkey under state pressure
A report titled “Civil Society Organizations in Turkey: Freedom of Association and Right to Participation” sheds light on the ongoing restriction of the civil...
Syrian refugees in Turkey left in limbo
Samira hears the same message from Turkish politicians on the television day and night: Syrian refugees like her must return home. But her home...
Turkey sees record increase in number of prisons, rights violations under AKP rule
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has built more than 200 prisons in the past 16 years and continues to allocate large funds...
72 face detention over alleged Gülen links in separate investigations
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 72 people including active duty and former military officers as well as former military cadets due to...
Turkish court arrests İstanbul mayor in graft probe amid protests
A Turkish court formally placed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu under arrest as part of a corruption investigation Sunday, after a fourth night of mass...
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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...
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...