Police response was proportional, says Justice Ministry in the case of ‘Saturday Mothers’ protestor...
The police did not use excessive force against Aydın Aydoğan, whose arm was broken by the police on August 25, 2018 during the 700th...
Italian NGO intervenes in ECtHR case of Turkish worker convicted of Gülen links
The Italian Federation for Human Rights (FIDU) has, as a third-party intervener, challenged the conviction of a Turkish construction worker on terrorism charges due...
Turkish lawyer on hunger strike for 238 days demanding fair trial dies
Ebru Timtik, a Turkish lawyer who has been on a hunger strike for 238 days in support of her demand for a fair trial,...
Victim of Turkey’s post-coup purge succumbs to cancer after denied passport for treatment abroad
Gülhan Çolakoğlu, 45, a cancer patient who was unable to receive treatment abroad after Turkish authorities refused to issue her a passport due to...
Victim of extraordinary rendition gives account of torture in court
Ayten Öztürk, who was abducted from Lebanon in 2018 by Turkish intelligence, testified in an İstanbul court yesterday about the torture and inhumane treatment...
Turkey among top 10 countries with sharpest decline in freedoms: Freedom House
Turkey is among the top 10 countries that have seen the sharpest decline in freedoms over the past decade, according to the “Freedom in...
Police attack crowds gathered to commemorate victims of 2015 ISIS attack
Turkish police attacked protestors gathered in İstanbul, Ankara and the southeastern city of Urfa on Monday to commemorate 33 victims of an ISIS suicide...
Public prosecutor’s wedding day visit to Erdoğan with bride sparks controversy
The wedding day visit of Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor Yüksel Kocaman and his bride to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at his palace on...
More than 100 police and military officers detained amid ongoing crackdown on Gülen movement
Turkish police on Tuesday detained 104 former and active duty police and military officers in two separate operations based in the western province of...
Leaked documents expose Sweden’s secretive attempts to deny or delay asylum, residency for Erdoğan...
Leaked documents accessed by Dagens ETC journalists have revealed that Sweden secretly altered its immigration procedures to deny or delay asylum or residency to...
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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...
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...