Defence Minister: Turkish shelling marks de facto start of Afrin operation
Turkish Defence Minister Nurettin Canikli said on Friday that Turkey’s operation in Syria’s Kurdish-controlled Afrin region has “de facto” begun with cross-border shelling.
“The operation...
Turkish gov’t sentences 4 more military officers to aggravated life imprisonments over coup attempt
An Ankara court has sentenced four more military officers to aggravated life imprisonment on Thursday for their alleged involvement in the controversial coup attempt...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 68 labour union leaders over alleged links to...
Turkish government has issued detention warrants on Friday for 68 former labour union leaders as part of its massive post-coup witch campaign targeting alleged members...
The Economist: Diyanet, Turkey’s religious authority, surrenders to political Islam
Turkey’s controversial religious body, Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), has not only ballooned in size but also begun to serve political Islamist aims after 15...
Turkish court again refuses to release journalist Altan despite top court’s ruling
İstanbul’s 26th High Criminal Court on Friday rejected a demand again for release filed by lawyers representing journalist Mehmet Altan despite a decision by...
Turkish government jails two more journalists on ‘terror’ charges
Turkish government has put two more journalists, Veli Büyükşahin and Veli Haydar Güleç from the now-defunct pro-Alevi television channel TV10, behind the bars on Thursday.
Büyükşahin...
Atilla trial judge orders disclosure of all contacts with Turkish, US officials
New York Federal Judge Richard Berman, who oversaw the cases of Turkish bank executive Mehmet Atilla and gold trader Reza Zarrab for violating US...
Turkish Parliament extends rule of emergency in Turkey for 6th time
Turkey's rule of emergency was extended on Thursday by three months for the sixth time as Turkish Parliament ratified the bill sent by the...
HRW: Prosecutions of alleged followers of Gülen movement lack of evidence, criminal activity
New York-based international human rights organisation, Human Rights Watch (HRW), has highlighted worsening situation with regards to human rights, rule of law, freedom of...
Turkish gov’t detains 11 women and dozens more over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish government has detained 11 women in 7 provinces in a Bursa-based probe on Thursday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt campaign...
Latest Reports
Human Rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
Download PDF
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
Download PDF
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
Download PDF
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
Download PDF
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...
Download PDF
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
Download PDF
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
Download PDF
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...
Hate speech and hate crimes against Syrian refugees in Turkey
Download PDF
This report focuses on the inflammatory rhetoric and illegal acts motivated by prejudice faced by refugees who fled the civil war in Syria...