Human Rights Watch: Torture in custody, abductions continue in Turkey
People in Turkey accused of links to terrorism or with the 2016 military coup attempt have been tortured in police custody while others have...
Turkish gov’t seizes 25 more companies over alleged links to Gülen movement
A court in Aydın province on Thursday appointed trustees to the management of 25 companies over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, pro-government...
Turkey remands Turkish-German journalist Tolu in prison over terrorism charges
Meşale Tolu, a Turkish-German journalist, went on trial for terrorism charges in Turkey on Wednesday, saying she was innocent and demanding her immediate release,...
Turkish parliamentary commission censors report on controversial July 15 coup
A deputy from Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has said that the dissenting opinion of his party has been ignored in a...
Turkish government launches fight against 139,141 books
Turkish government's censorship efforts and its fight against education and culture have reached a new peak with the statement of Numan Kurtulmuş, Minister of...
Amnesty calls on Turkey to release human rights defenders on 100th day anniversary in...
Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday called on the Turkish government for the immediate and unconditional release of 11 prominent human rights defenders, including its...
Turkish family in Albania risk facing torture in new abuse case of Interpol by...
Another abuse of Interpol mechanisms by Turkey, this time reported in Albania, has stranded a Turkish family in the country as they try to...
Turkish gov’t imposes curfew in over 30 villages in Bitlis province
Turkish government imposed a round-the-clock curfew on Wednesday in at least 35 villages in Bitlis province as Turkish security forces have launched an operation...
Turkey, US on work to ease bilateral tension over detained consulate staff member
Turkey and the US are in discussions to try to resolve the spat over the arrest of a US consulate staffer in İstanbul, US...
Samsun barbers ban American-style haircut in retaliation for US visa ban
The Samsun Barbers Chamber announced on Wednesday that they have banned all barbers in the province from doing American-style haircuts in support of the...
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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...
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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.
The May 2023 re-election of...
Hate speech and hate crimes against Syrian refugees in Turkey
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