Turkey’s unrelenting rights violations against Gülen movement continue: HRW
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) World Report 2025 has documented extensive human rights abuses in Turkey, including continued crackdowns on alleged members of the...
Syrian refugee who lost entire family in fire says they were evicted from their...
Hussein Aljasem, a Syrian refugee who lost his six children, his wife and two nephews in a fire caused by a coal burning stove...
Internet freedom worsened in Turkey in 2024, with 740,624 domain names and 8,762 news...
Internet freedom in Turkey deteriorated in 2024, with authorities blocking access to 740,624 domain names and 8,762 news reports, according to the 2024 Internet...
Research findings show brain drain in Turkish academia to be worryingly high
Recent research has revealed that 12,000 academics have left Turkey with no intention of returning, the T24 news website reported.
According to a study conducted by...
Turkey presses Netherlands on 217 extradition requests tied to Gülen movement
Turkey’s justice minister said Ankara has asked the Netherlands to extradite 217 people over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, renewing a long-running...
Dutch court releases jailed Kurdish journalist facing extradition to Germany
A Kurdish journalist who has been under arrest in the Netherlands since May 23 and faces the risk of extradition to Germany has been...
Turkey arrested 29 journalists in 2025 amid surge in pretrial detention: report
Turkey experienced a growing press freedom crisis in 2025, with 29 journalists arrested and the pretrial detention of media workers rising more than fivefold...
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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...
Hate speech and hate crimes against Syrian refugees in Turkey
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This report focuses on the inflammatory rhetoric and illegal acts motivated by prejudice faced by refugees who fled the civil war in Syria...