Turkey’s new judges, prosecutors give Erdoğan standing ovation at palace ceremony
New judges and prosecutors who went to the Turkish presidential palace on Monday for balloting that will determine their work assignments stood up and...
Former police officer dies of brain hemorrhage suffered in detention
Mehmet Harun Yılmaz, 39, a former deputy police chief who suffered a brain hemorrhage two years ago while in police custody, died yesterday after...
11 years after Turkey’s worst mining disaster, widow says families still waiting for justice
On the 11th anniversary of a 2014 mining disaster in Turkey’s Manisa province, a woman whose husband was killed in the tragedy told the T24 news...
Turkey’s Erdoğan says US trying to use Zarrab as informer
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday said the US has been trying to use jailed Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab as an informer,...
Dutch PM says Turkish sanctions against Netherlands ‘not too bad’ but ‘bizarre’
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has said that sanctions imposed on the Netherlands by Turkey following a diplomatic crisis with the country were “not...
Turkish judge suspended, faces investigation over support for left-wing Grup Yorum member
Turkey’s Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has suspended Judge Ayşe Sarısu Pehlivan and launched investigation into her over her social media posts in...
Turkish court orders release of jailed opposition mayor Özer
A Turkish court on Tuesday ordered the release of Ahmet Özer, the jailed mayor of İstanbul’s Esenyurt district from the main opposition Republican People’s...
Turkish Deputy PM: If US wants no confrontation, must stop arming terrorists
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ on Thursday said if the US does not want a confrontation with Turkey, it should stop arming terrorist...
New Internet censorship legislation passed in Turkish Parliament
A piece of legislation criticised for constituting a censorship law was approved on Wednesday in the Turkish Parliament to "regulate" video and audio broadcasts...
Turkish court refuses to release top doctor and human rights activist Fincancı
A Turkish court on Thursday refused to release a prominent doctor and human rights activist who faces prison for demanding a probe into the...
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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...