Report documents widespread violence against women in Turkey in 2025
Four hundred twenty women were murdered in Turkey and 508 others died under suspicious circumstances in 2025, according to an annual report released on...
Turkey keeps state appointee in Kurdish-majority city after elected mayor cleared
Turkey has extended the mandate of a state-appointed trustee running the southeastern city of Mardin, keeping the municipality under central government control despite a...
Ruling party lawmaker’s call to ban Holocaust films ranked top antisemitic incident in Turkey...
A call by a senior lawmaker from Turkey’s ruling party to restrict Holocaust-themed films was ranked as the most notable antisemitic incident of 2025...
Turkish lawyer detained in Mozambique, faces extradition to Turkey over Gülen links
A Turkish lawyer working as the legal representative of the Willow International School in Mozambique was detained on Tuesday following an extradition request from...
Chronically ill rights advocate sent back to prison after hospital treatment
Hatice Onaran, a disabled human rights defender undergoing cancer treatment, was sent back to prison twice after being hospitalized on two consecutive days, despite...
Turkey’s broadcasting regulator targets opposition TV stations in 2025, spares pro-government outlets
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), Turkey’s broadcasting regulator, issued 52 sanctions in 2025 targeting opposition TV stations, while pro-government channels received none.
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Turkey blocks journalist Furkan Karabay’s social media accounts, bans YouTube video
Turkish authorities on Monday blocked access to journalist Furkan Karabay’s accounts on X and Instagram and imposed an access ban on one of his...
Turkish top court strikes down suspended sentence mechanism, citing torture ban
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that a court mechanism that allowed some convictions to be effectively suspended can no longer be used, striking down...
Turkish court denies release of former Kurdish mayor despite prosecutor’s request
A Turkish court has refused to release Ayşe Gökkan, a former mayor and prominent Kurdish women’s rights advocate, despite the prosecutor’s request for her...
Turkish journalist briefly detained over social media posts on ISIL operation
A Turkish journalist was briefly detained on Tuesday on accusations of “publicly disseminating misinformation,” over his social media posts related to a police operation...
Latest Reports
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...
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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This report focuses on the inflammatory rhetoric and illegal acts motivated by prejudice faced by refugees who fled the civil war in Syria...