COMMENTARY — United Nations Was Abused In Turkey’s Crackdown On NGOs
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Following the massive crackdown on civil society groups and non-governmental organizations that led to the arbitrary and summary closures of 1,325 foundations...
Kurdish political prisoners’ hunger strike ends on its 64th day
Hunger strike, which has been defined as "indefinite and irreversible," that pro-Kurdish political prisoners launched on February 15, 2017 for an end to the...
Turkey’s Supreme Election Board rejects all appeals to cancel referendum
The Supreme Election Board (YSK) rejected petitions submitted by three political parties to cancel Sunday's controversial constitutional referendum result. Ten out of 11 YSK...
COMMENTARY — Turkey’s intel agency MİT helped Jihadists kidnap foreigners in Syria
By Abdullah Bozkurt
A Turkish al-Qaeda militant who had been involved in kidnapping for a ransom to raise revenue for the radical armed group was...
Turkey jails another Kurdish deputy, bringing total to 14
As part of an investigation launched into the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Burcu Çelik was arrested by a...
PACE warns reinstatement of death penalty incompatible with CoE membership
General Rapporteur on abolition of the death penalty for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Yves Cruchten has said plans by...
Row over controversial referendum escalates: HDP applies to YSK for cancellation, CHP says may...
Following the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has also applied to Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK), demanding...
Gun attack targets critical journalist İrfan Değirmenci’s house
An armed attack was staged on the dissident journalist İrfan Degirmenci’s house in İstanbul on early Wednesday. “My house was shot with bullets towards...
More academics, teachers, charity staff detained over alleged Gülen links
Tens of academics, teachers, university staff and aid organization personnel were detained by police in Turkey over alleged links with Gülen movement.
At least 18...
Third suspicious disappearance: Teacher dismissed in post-coup crackdown not seen for 14 days
Cengiz Usta, a 44-year-old teacher who was dismissed from his post as part of the Turkish government’s post-coup purge of state-institutions, has been missing since...
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Turkey’s Crackdown on the Main Opposition and the Kurdish Political Movement: 2025 in Review
Turkey's political opposition faced intensifying pressure in 2025, with the judiciary emerging as the primary instrument for targeting dissenting voices. The most far-reaching measures...
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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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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...