EP displays solidarity with educators on hunger strike in Ankara
President of the European Parliament’s Socialists & Democrats Group Gianni Pittella on Friday paid a visit to Turkish academic Nuriye Gülmen and elementary school...
CHP deputy provincial head in Bolu arrested over Gülen links
Eight people, including the Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy provincial chairman of Bolu province in northwestern Turkey, have been arrested over alleged links to...
Amnesty and HRW say Malaysia’s extradition puts three Turkish men at risk of torture
International human rights organizations Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have revealed statements over the extradition of three Turkish nationals allegedly affiliated...
Four detained over solidarity with Turkish hunger strikers protesting purge
At least 4 people detained after police intervened into a group, gathered in solidarity with Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, two educators who have...
Freedom from Torture: Media coverage of tortured detainees condoned to silence dissidents in Turkey
Media coverage of detainees with signs of beatings indicate that torture and ill-treatment are officially being condoned to silence and prevent dissent, a recent...
Erdoğan defies Brussels mayor: Let him stop me participating in NATO summit
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday slammed Yvan Mayeur, mayor of Brussels, for his remarks suggesting that he would not allow a...
Turkish consul in Australia wrote a scandalous letter to members of Parliament
In a scathing attack on Australian institutions and nationals of Turkish origin as part of Turkish government campaign of persecution and harassment of critics...
Arab students face arbitrary detentions in Turkey
Arab students who have previously studied at universities shut down by the Turkish government in the aftermath of a coup attempt on July 15,...
Detention warrants issued for 102 in post-coup investigation against İstanbul stock exchange
Detention warrants were issued on Friday for 102 people as part of an investigation against the alleged sympathizers of the Gülen movement.
The operation targets...
Cumhuriyet’s online editor Güven, two more journalists detained in Turkey
Turkish police has detained the chief online editor of daily Cumhuriyet in İstanbul on Friday and journalists Serhat Yaruk and Çağlar Özbilgin on Thursday...
Latest Reports
UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights Violations...
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This report analyzes UN findings on Turkey’s post-2016 counterterrorism measures targeting people with alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement.
Drawing on opinions of...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
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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...
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...