Turkey’s Erdoğan says businessmen who transfer wealth abroad now not ‘national’
Following negative signals and reactions from markets over his remarks urging the government not to allow some businessmen to transfer their assets abroad, Turkish...
Turkish prosecutors draft summaries of proceedings for pro-Kurdish HDP’s 19 deputies
The Ankara Public Prosecutor’s Office prepared summaries of proceedings for a total of 19 deputies of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and submitted them...
Turkish court rules to keep jailed journalist Baransu in prison
An İstanbul court on Monday ruled to keep in prison former Taraf daily journalist Mehmet Baransu, who was jailed in March 2015 after he...
Erdoğan’s henchman threatens exiled Turkish journalists with extrajudicial killings
Former speechwriter and a favourite henchman of Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and current ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy Aydın Ünal...
Turkish soldier torturing a kitten detained following widespread outrage
Following the footage of a cat being tortured by a Turkish Armed Forces soldier has drawn widespread outrage on social media, perpetrator of the torture,...
Graham Fuller rejects Turkey’s claims of involvement in coup plot
Retired CIA official, Graham Fuller, dismissed accusations by Turkey that he was involved in the failed coup attempt last year following an arrest warrant...
Turkish gov’t detains US witness Reza Zarrab’s three employees in İstanbul
Three employees of Turkish-Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab were detained as part of the Turkish government’s latest response to the businessman’s guilty plea in...
Jailed Turkish-German journalist Deniz Yücel taken out of solitary confinement
Imprisoned Turkish-German journalist Deniz Yücel has reportedly been taken out of solitary confinement. Germany's Minister of Justice, Heiko Maas said that “Finally some things...
Turkish gov’t detained 664 people over alleged links to Gülen movement in a week
At least 664 people were detained as part of Turkish government's massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement over...
COMMENTARY — Carl Bildt’s love affair with Turkey’s dictator
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The fallout from the damaging revelations made by former national security adviser Michael Flynn as part of an investigation by Special Counsel...
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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...
Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech in...
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