25 journalists imprisoned in half a year in Turkey: RSF
Thirty journalists working in the pro-Kurdish media were detained and 25 of them have been put in prison in Turkey in just half a...
Turkish court refuses to release top doctor and human rights activist Fincancı
A Turkish court on Thursday refused to release a prominent doctor and human rights activist who faces prison for demanding a probe into the...
Turkish student’s internship application rejected by Swedish professor over Sweden’s NATO bid
A professor at Stockholm University has turned down a Turkish student who applied for an internship because Turkey refuses to approve Sweden's application to...
Press Freedom in Turkey: 2022 in Review
The Turkish government renewed its assault on press freedom in 2022 ahead of the 2023 presidential election, including imprisoning journalists, using the regulatory authorities...
Over 5 million may need shelter support in Syria after quake: UN refugee agency
Some 5.3 million people in Syria may have been affected by a devastating earthquake last week and will need some form of shelter assistance,...
Turkish asylum seekers request help from Greek authorities on social media
Turkish asylum seekers posted a video on social media on Monday asking Greek authorities for help and expressing their fear of being pushed back...
Turkish police break up Int’l Women’s Day march, detain at least 10 in İstanbul
Turkish police used pepper spray to disperse hundreds of women who had gathered in İstanbul’s Taksim neighborhood on Wednesday evening for the 21st Feminist...
US State Department annual report details Turkey’s human rights abuses
The US State Department on March 20 issued its 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices with a subsection on Turkey in which it...
Greek PM wants EU aid for steel fence extension along Turkey border
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday called on the European Union to “seriously consider” providing financial aid to help extend an anti-migrant steel...
4-year-old girl accompanying her mother in Turkish prison hospitalized due to infection
Four-year-old Safiye Şahnaz, who is accompanying her mother in Antalya L-type Prison in southern Turkey, was hospitalized on Tuesday after developing a serious infection,...
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Turkey’s Crackdown on the Main Opposition and the Kurdish Political Movement: 2025 in Review
Turkey's political opposition faced intensifying pressure in 2025, with the judiciary emerging as the primary instrument for targeting dissenting voices. The most far-reaching measures...
Torture, Ill-treatment and Prison Conditions in Turkey: 2025 in Review
Turkey's record on torture and ill-treatment continued to deteriorate in 2025, despite its commitments under international human rights conventions.
Throughout the year human rights organizations...
Turkey’s Transnational Repression: 2025 in Review
Turkey's campaign of transnational repression against critics abroad continued throughout 2025. Since a coup attempt in July 2016, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s long arm...
Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: 2025 in Review
During the year Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continued to relentlessly pursue anyone with alleged links with the faith-based Gülen movement, which he described...
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
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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...