Torture, Inhuman Treatment and Conditions in Turkish Prisons: 2023 in Review
Turkey has experienced a marked resurgence of torture and ill-treatment in custody over the past seven years and especially since a coup attempt on...
31 women killed by men, 21 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in...
Thirty-one women were murdered by men in Turkey in January and 21 more died under suspicious circumstances, the Artı Gerçek news website reported on...
Turkey continued to detain journalists, impose media bans in January: report
Turkish authorities detained two journalists over their professional activities and imposed publication and broadcast bans at least 11 times in January, the Artı Gerçek...
HRW urges Turkey to ensure accountability for deaths in 2023 earthquakes
The Turkish government has an obligation to ensure that public officials responsible for thousands of defective buildings that collapsed in the February 6, 2023...
Main opposition seeks annulment of jailed MP’s expulsion from parliament at top court
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has petitioned the Constitutional Court to declare null and void the stripping of a jailed lawyer who...
UK gov’t considered returning opponents to Erdoğan as part of migrant deal: report
A report by The Times has disclosed that the UK Home Office abandoned plans for a migrant return deal with Turkey that included repatriating...
Turkish appeals court overturns reinstatement of dismissed academics
An appeals court in Ankara has overturned a lower court ruling to reinstate Taha Karaman and Hafize Öztürk Türkmen, academics who were dismissed in...
Turkey captures alleged Gülen movement members fleeing to Greece
Turkish authorities have detained seven people with alleged ties to the faith-based Gülen movement while attempting to flee to neighboring Greece, the pro-government Daily...
130,000 lost souls: Remarks by ex-minister bring official quake toll into question
The ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) mayoral candidate for İstanbul, a former minister, said on live television on Wednesday that Turkey had lost...
Some private schools in Turkey may face closure for hosting Western celebrations
An official from Turkey’s Education Ministry has warned that some private schools in the country may face closure due to celebrations of such events...
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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...