Closure of trade unions, dismissal of workers over Gülen links violated freedom to associate,...
A UN agency setting labor standards has decided that the Turkish government violated UN conventions on labor by closing down trade unions and dismissing...
CHP deputy asks PM to stop arrest of women after giving birth in Turkey
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) İstanbul deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu has asked Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım to halt the practice of arresting women immediately after...
Turkish Jewish business leader faces assassination threats decades after father’s murder
Turkish Jewish business leader İzzet Garih has filed a criminal complaint after receiving death threats and facing an attempted break-in at his company’s headquarters,...
Journalist Aren Yıldırım, editor of Bianet Kurdish, detained in İstanbul
Journalist Aren Yıldırım, editor of the Bianet Kurdish news website, was detained on Wednesday and taken to a police station in the Fatih district...
Azerbaijani activist Bayram Memmedov found dead in İstanbul
Azerbaijani activist Bayram Memmedov was found dead in İstanbul yesterday after disappearing for three days, Turkish media reported.
Friends of Memmedov had reported him missing...
Turkish gov’t detains 9 people fleeing to Greece to escape persecution in Turkey
The Turkish government detained nine people in Edirne province on Thursday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of the...
6 migrants drown off Turkey’s Aegean coast
Six migrants drowned while another 27 were rescued by the coastguard when their boat started sinking off the western coast of Turkey, the interior...
ILO to provide $3.6 million for workers in Turkey, Syria affected by quakes
The International Labour Organization (ILO) will provide $3.6 million in direct support to workers and their families affected by devastating earthquakes that struck southern...
29,444 military members dismissed as part of Turkey’s post-coup purge
A total of 29,444 military members have been dismissed from the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK), gendarmerie and the coast guard in a post-coup purge...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 37 educators in Ankara over Gülen links
The Turkish government on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 37 educators as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of the...
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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...
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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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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Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech in...
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