Survey shows Armenians, Jews most targeted groups in Turkish media
A new report on hate speech in the Turkish media has found that Armenians, Jews and Greeks were the most frequently targeted with hate...
Prosecutors seek arrest of opposition district mayor, 17 others in İstanbul
Turkish prosecutors have requested the arrest of Alaattin Köseler, a main opposition party mayor in İstanbul, and 17 others on charges of bid rigging...
7 countries pledge to strengthen fight against transnational repression: report
Seven democratic governments have endorsed a new declaration pledging to take greater steps to combat the authoritarian practice of transnational repression, the Washington-based Freedom...
Amnesty debunks minister’s claims of lack of reports on alleged torture in Turkish jails
Recent remarks by Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu claiming a lack of Amnesty International findings or reports on alleged torture in Turkish prisons have...
Turkish gov’t detains 312 people over links to Gülen movement in past week
The Turkish government detained a total of 312 people last week (Aug. 6- Aug. 13) as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting...
Tortured and raped in Turkey, asylum seeker denied protection by US judge with low...
A Turkish asylum seeker who says he was tortured and raped in his home country was recently denied protection in the United States by...
Prosecutor seeks prison sentence for journalist who returned to Turkey for election campaign
A prosecutor demanded a prison sentence for a veteran Turkish journalist the day after he returned to Turkey to run for a seat in parliament...
2 wards under quarantine in Denizli Prison as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in...
Two women’s wards have been placed under quarantine in western Turkey’s Denizli Prison as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the country’s notoriously overcrowded...
Brunson’s lawyer to appeal to ECtHR if house arrest, travel ban not lifted: report
İsmail Cem Halavurt, the lawyer for jailed pastor Andrew Brunson, who was transferred from pretrial detention to house arrest last month, said they will...
Syria’s Kurdish-led forces blame Turkey for airstrikes killing 9
Kurdish-led forces that control large swathe of northern Syria said nine people from the same family were killed Sunday night in a bombing it...
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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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Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech in...
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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.
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Hate speech and hate crimes against Syrian refugees in Turkey
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