Report: Government’s surveillance invades social media privacy in Turkey
"State employees in Turkey have been forced to participate in an incrimination of their own freedom of thought and expression. State authorities, as employers,...
Exiled journalist reveals systematic mass torture, abuse targeting Turkey’s military staff
According to an article written by Turkish journalist Cevheri Güven titled “Game in a Sports Hall in Ankara“ published in Kronos online news outlet...
CHP’s Türkmen: 1 mln people doomed to starvation under Turkey’s rule of emergency
More than 100 thousand public officials in Turkey have been dismissed from their jobs without a criminal investigation under the rule of emergency (OHAL),...
Turkish gov’t jails journalists Gündem, Gönültaş and Kılıç over links to Gülen movement
Turkish government has jailed 3 more journalists on Tuesday. It was learned that journalists Mehmet Gündem, Nuh Gönültaş and Behram Kılıç were arrested by...
Turkish government jails 197 children on terror charges
Some 197 children were in prison on terror charges and a total of 2,767 children between the ages of 12 and 18 were in...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 88 more military personnel over Gülen links
The Amasya and Muğla chief prosecutor’s offices have issued detention warrants for 88 soldiers of various ranks as part of a witch-hunt targeting people...
Turkish gov’t closed 2,274 Gülen-linked private educational institutions since coup attempt
Turkish Education Minister İsmet Yılmaz has announced that the government has closed 2,274 educational institutions since a failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016,...
Turkish PM confirms Paradise Papers documents: Nothing was a secret
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım on Tuesday confirmed documents concerning his family published by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) on Nov. 5,...
Turkey’s autocratic President Erdoğan admits trapping Gülen movement people
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan admitted on Tuesday that people sympathetic to the Gülen movement have been trapped in Turkey, saying intelligent people...
Turkey’s pro-Erdoğan thugs launch a campaign of insult targeting those who have to live...
Turkey's pro-Erdoğan thugs in abroad have launched a new method of systematic intimidation targeting the dissent people who have to live in exile because...
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Torture, Ill-treatment and Prison Conditions in Turkey: 2025 in Review
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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This report examines the surge of hate speech following the death of Fethullah Gülen, a US-based cleric whose followers have been systematically persecuted...