20 women killed by men, 39 suspicious deaths reported in Turkey in October
Twenty women were killed by men in Turkey in October, while 39 others were found dead under suspicious circumstances, according to a monthly report...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court orders retrial for Kurdish man jailed at 14, sentenced to aggravated...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court ordered a retrial for a Kurdish man who was arrested at age 14 and later sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment over...
Number of minors in pretrial detention in Turkey rises nearly 18 percent in 3...
The number of minors held in pretrial detention in Turkey increased by 17.7 percent in three months to 3,809, far outpacing the roughly 1...
Kurdish journalist, 2 others remain in Turkish police custody for third day without questioning
Turkish police have held Kurdish journalist Haşim Abak and two others, including a 16-year-old, in custody for a third day without questioning them, the...
Turkey keeps Kurdish politician Demirtaş jailed for 10 years despite European court rulings
Former Kurdish opposition leader Selahattin Demirtaş marked 10 years in prison on Wednesday despite repeated European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) rulings finding his...
Kurdish journalist and family face deportation to Turkey from Switzerland after asylum appeal rejected
A Kurdish journalist who fled Turkey after allegedly facing persecution for his reporting is at risk of deportation from Switzerland along with his wife...
EU report finds worsening human rights record in Turkey amid growing pressure on opposition,...
Legal pressure on opposition politicians and independent media intensified in Turkey between September 2025 and September 2026 as judicial independence and fundamental rights continued...
Former Turkish military judge jailed over alleged Gülen links dies of cancer at 66
Haluk Zeybel, a former judge on Turkey’s military appeals court who was dismissed and imprisoned over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement following...
Dutch court overturns asylum rejections, citing continued persecution of Gülen followers in Turkey
A Dutch court overturned the asylum rejections of a Turkish father and son, citing the continued criminal investigation and prosecution of people linked to...
Turkey ranks near bottom for fundamental rights, checks on government in 2026 rule of...
Turkey ranked 135th out of 143 countries for fundamental rights and 136th for constraints on government powers in the World Justice Project's 2026 Rule...
Latest Reports
Turkey’s Post-Coup Crackdown, 10 Years On: A Decade’s Legacy
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This report examines how the sweeping measures introduced in Turkey following the coup attempt of July 15, 2016 evolved over the next decade...
UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights Violations...
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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...