Ankara hospital says paralyzed woman fit to remain in prison
A hospital in the Turkish capital of Ankara has issued a report saying a wheelchair-bound woman who has been suffering from multiple sclerosis for...
538 purge victims in Turkey died due to persecution: NGO
A nongovernmental organization founded by victims of Turkey’s post-coup purge has announced that 538 people have died due to a number of factors related...
UN rapporteurs warn Turkey over disproportionate use of force and torture during İmamoğlu protests
United Nations special rapporteurs expressed serious concerns regarding allegations of disproportionate use of force and torture by Turkish police during demonstrations in March protesting...
Erdoğan hints at preferential earthquake aid based on political support, triggers backlash
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s remarks at an event in Hatay, one of the cities hit hard by devastating earthquakes last year, have sparked a...
‘Greek authorities need to know they are sending us back to prison,’ say Turkish...
"Greek authorities have to realize that by pushing us back to Turkey, they are sending us to prison," said S., who was sent back...
Ousted Kurdish mayor given same sentence in retrial
The Turkish court that retried Selçuk Mızraklı, the former co-mayor of the predominantly Kurdish province of Diyarbakır in southeastern Turkey who was dismissed and...
Students protest lack of heating and insects in meals at state-run dormitory
In the midst of student demonstrations protesting poor living conditions in state-run dormitories, students living in a dormitory in Turkey’s Iğdır province on Sunday demonstrated...
Journalist investigated due to report on religious group as Turkish Red Crescent’s supplier
A journalist from an anti-government newspaper in Turkey is being investigated for allegedly spreading disinformation in a tweet and a report about the Turkish...
2 prosecutors, 3 Court of Accounts inspectors removed from jobs due to alleged Gülen...
Turkey’s Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has expelled two prosecutors, while the Court of Accounts has relieved three inspectors of their duties...
Journalist receives threats for posting video of children taken to religious event in southeast...
Bilal Güldem, an editor for the pro-Kurdish Mezopotamya news agency (MA), has received numerous threats on social media after posting a video of a...
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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...