Turkish gov’t detains dozens of teachers, sentences Gülen relative over links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained dozens of people, mostly teachers, across Turkey on Thursday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members...
Turkish Interior Ministry: 106,740 guns reported missing in 2017
A total of 106,740 guns were reported to be missing or stolen in 2017, according to a report by the Turkish Interior Ministry, raising...
Turkish government bans access to critical Ahval news website
The Turkish Telecommunications Authority (BTK) on Wednesday imposed an access ban on the critical news website ahvalnews.com as the Turkish government’s crackdown on the...
Turkey’s Erdoğanist militia HÖH changes name after Interior Ministry warning
The People’s Special Forces (HÖH), a pro-Erdoğan jihadist militia that emerged allegedly to counter a controversial military coup attempt on July 15, 2016 and...
4 members of Turkish family killed in traffic accident after visiting jailed relative in...
Four members of the Aydın family were killed in a traffic accident on Wednesday evening while driving from Turkey's Erzurum province to their hometown...
Amnesty’s Simanowitz: We must speak up for free expression in Turkey
Journalists and human rights activists are being unlawfully held in Turkish prisons, says Stefan Simanowitz, Amnesty International's media manager for Europe, Turkey and the...
Turkish man released over harassing ex-girlfirend, arrested for ‘insulting’ President Erdoğan
A Turkish man in Hatay province who was detained and later released pending trial on charges of harassing his ex-girlfriend has reportedly been re-arrested...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 119 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Eskişehir and Erzincan chief public prosecutor’s offices on Wednesday issued detention warrants for over 95 people as part of an investigation into the...
Turkish journalist Yazgan sentenced to 9 years in prison based on anonymous letter
Vahit Yazgan, the former bureau chief of the shuttered Zaman daily in Turkey’s western province of İzmir, was sentenced to eight years, nine months...
Czech Republic rejects Turkish government’s terrorism accusations following Muslim’s release
The Czech Republic has rejected accusations made by the Turkish government that it supports terrorism after the release on bail of Salih Muslim, the...
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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...
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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.
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...