Protesters attack Syrian homes, businesses in Turkey’s Southeast
Turkish police on Sunday detained 45 people following a series of attacks on the homes and businesses of Syrian refugees in Turkey’s southeastern province of...
Jailed engineer to judge: You will stand trial when democracy comes to Turkey!
A Kocaeli engineer, identified by his initials M.K., has reportedly told the judge in charge that he will stand trial for his decision to...
Turkey’s Ege University bars purge victims from graduate school admission
The İzmir-based Ege University has announced on its website that victims of a post-coup crackdown in Turkey who were dismissed from their state jobs...
Hate crimes against Kurds on the rise in Turkey with attacks in 2 different...
A series of apparent hate crimes against Kurds took place in Turkey this week as a group of seasonal workers were attacked in Afyon...
Opposition MP warns of rising tensions similar to 1955 pogrom in Turkey
Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a leading human rights advocate and deputy from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), expressed alarm at rising...
Prominent Turkish academic Fikret Başkaya briefly detained in Ankara
Fikret Başkaya, a prominent critic of Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's regime and founder of Özgür Üniversite (Free University) where he gives lectures...
Turkish court jails Facebook user over Erdoğan criticism
Turgay İnce, a Turkish Facebook user who shared friends-only posts critical of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was arrested and put to pre-trial detention,...
Hate speech against refugees increases on Turkish social media as a new wave of...
Hate speech against refugees on Turkish social media has increased recently, with a new wave of refugee arrivals in Turkey starting as the Taliban...
SAR’s report shows Turkey is global leader in attacks against academia
Scholars, academic staff and students across the globe continue to face threats while Turkey has been singled out as the home to the highest...
Swedish Left Party head Sjöstedt says Turkish police threatened him to arrest
The chairman of the Swedish Left Party and parliamentarian Jonas Sjöstedt has said Turkish police threatened him to arrest in Ankara where he attempted...
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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...