Malaysia turned over Erdoğan’s critics to Turkey where they will be tortured
Ignoring human rights organization’s plea to not turn three Turkish nationals over to Turkey where they will be subjected to torture and abuse, Malaysian...
Five more dismissed judges jailed over coup charges in Turkey
Five judges who were dismissed from profession with decrees issued by the Turkish government in the aftermath of a coup attempt on July 15, 2016,...
Turkey to deport French journalist Depardon
French photojournalist Mathias Depardon, who was detained on Monday after photographing the local scenery in Turkey’s southeastern Batman province, is to be deported, DHA...
70 year-old man on hunger strike for 77 days to get body of his...
A 70-year-old man, who is just demanding to get the body of his son who was killed in an airstrike by the Turkish army...
Turkey’s top imam Görmez met Iraqi cleric who named in UN list as supporter...
Mehmet Görmez, the controversial President of Turkish Religious Affairs (Diyanet), met with Iraqi cleric who has been named as a supporter of al-Qaeda and...
Turkish police detains 12 people including DBP provincial co-chair in Van
Turkish police forces raided the pro-Kurdish Democratic Regions' Party (DBP) office and some houses in Turkey’s eastern province of Van on Thursday morning and...
COMMENTARY — Turkey intel-linked ISIL man posed as a refugee, went through Greece, registered...
By Abdullah Bozkurt
A chilling account of a suspect in the deadliest terror attack in Turkey that was blamed on Islamic State of Iraq and...
EFJ, IFJ express strong concern about judicial harassment of journalists in Turkey
The European and International Federations of Journalists (EFJ-IFJ) in a statement on Wednesday expressed strong concerns about the judicial harassment in Turkey against journalists...
Foreign Ministry voices regret over Germany’s granting asylum to Turkish officers
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry has expressed its regrets over Germany’s accepting asylum requests of a number of Turkish military officers that were lodged following a...
Turkey detains more businessmen, academicians, teachers in post-coup witch hunt
Police detained Yalova Chamber of Commerce and Industry (YTSO) chairman along with its 4 board members as part of a post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting...
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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...
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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...
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Weaponized Diplomacy: How Erdoğan Uses Turkish Missions for Transnational Repression
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The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge
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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.
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