SCF report on Malaysia exposes abductions by Erdoğan’s long arm in Asia
Turkey has adopted a new thuggish tactic in persecuting its critics and opponents abroad by orchestrating abductions, enforced disappearance and extrajudicial renditions in addition...
Pro-Erdoğan troll calls on Turkey’s government to execute Gülen followers
Amid assassination concerns following the suspicious deaths of two people who allegedly fell from the balcony of their homes, a pro-Erdoğan Twitter troll named...
Turkish consul in Australia wrote a scandalous letter to members of Parliament
In a scathing attack on Australian institutions and nationals of Turkish origin as part of Turkish government campaign of persecution and harassment of critics...
Malaysia turned over Erdoğan’s critics to Turkey where they will be tortured
Ignoring human rights organization’s plea to not turn three Turkish nationals over to Turkey where they will be subjected to torture and abuse, Malaysian...
Woman journalist in Turkey traumatized by abuse and torture at police station
A veteran woman Turkish journalist who remained in nine month long pre-trial detention has been subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment at the police...
University bans LGBT march under post-coup emergency rules in Turkey
Turkey's İstanbul Technical University (İTÜ) has banned LGBT march, scheduled to be held by a number of student clubs, due to post-coup emergency rules...
Lawyer candidate faces ‘early dismissal’ over alleged Gülen links
Turkey's Justice Ministry has been seeking to prevent a would-be lawyer from getting his/her license as he/she has been undergoing an investigation over alleged...
YÖK says Boğaziçi academic fired for signing peace declaration
Turkey’s Higher Education Board (YÖK) has announced that Noémi Levy-Aksu, an assistant professor of history at Turkey’s prestigious Boğaziçi University, who was dismissed from...
Pro-gov’t journalist says killing Gülen followers, even their babies a religious obligation
Hüseyin Adalan, a journalist working for a number of pro-government media outlets, has said it is a religious obligation to kill all followers of...
6,200 out of 15,500 Jewish citizens of Turkey preparing to leave the country
6,200 out of 15,500 Jewish citizens are preparing to leave Turkey. According to a report by Forward news outlet forty percent of the Turkey’s steadily shrinking Jewish...
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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...
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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...