German politicians slam Turkish FM Çavuşoğlu’s Solingen plan
German politicians have warned that Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu's plan to join a ceremony to commemorate a racist attack that occurred 25 years...
Turkey ranks 157th in RSF’s 2018 World Press Freedom Index
Turkey, which has jailed more than 250 journalists and media workers, is ranked 157th among 180 countriesin the 2018 World Press Freedom Index released by Reporters...
Turkish PM slams European countries, praises Spain over stance on followers of Gülen movement
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım on Wednesday slammed European countries with the exception of Spain on their stance vis-à-vis alleged members of the Gülen...
Turkish court imposes jail sentences on 342 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
A Turkish court in central Konya province on Wednesday handed down jail sentences to 342 people over their alleged links to the Gülen movement.
Konya's 9th...
COMMENTARY — Turkey’s Erdoğan found his mirror image in Venezuela’s Maduro
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Attempts to forge robust ties with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela by the Islamist government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reinforce the view...
Turkish court arrests woman with 10-month-old baby on coup charges
Nazlı Mert, a Turkish woman with a 10-month old baby, has been put behind bars over alleged links to the Gülen movement.
Mert was initially detained...
Turkish HR defender Gergerlioğlu writes details of latest abduction scandal in Ankara
Prominent Turkish human rights defender and writer Ömer Faruk Gergeroğlu has penned an article detailing the April 21 abduction in Ankara of Orçun Şenyücel,...
Turkish Parliament speaker threatens HDP deputy with expulsion over phrase ‘Kurdish provinces’
Political Islamist İsmail Kahraman, the speaker of the Turkish Parliament, took strong offense at the use of the phrase "Kurdish provinces" by Metal Danış...
Turkish government puts 705th baby behind bars on Children’s Day
On April 23, National Sovereignty and Children's Day, the 705th infant went to jail with its mother, who is accused by the Turkish government of links...
PACE: Holding democratic elections under state of emergency is impossible
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Monitoring Committee on Tuesday called on Turkey to postpone its snap presidential and parliamentary elections...
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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...
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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.
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Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech in...
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