Fresh indictment seeks up to 7 years in prison for İstanbul mayor
Turkish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of up to seven years for İstanbul’s powerful mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, due to his recent criticism of...
Turkey’s top court overturns aggravated life sentence in brutal femicide case
Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals has overturned the aggravated life sentence of a man who brutally murdered a young woman in 2020, sparking outrage...
Turkish authorities delay parole of former teacher imprisoned over Gülen links despite eligibility
Turkish prison authorities have delayed the parole of Figen Çapkur, a social studies teacher convicted of alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, despite...
Opposition MP under investigation for insulting Erdoğan in parliament
İstanbul prosecutors on Tuesday launched an investigation into Cemal Enginyurt, a lawmaker who recently joined the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), over remarks...
Turkish media organizations under scrutiny over role in 2013 anti-gov’t protests
Turkish prosecutors have asked the country’s media watchdog to assist them in identifying media organizations whose coverage of anti-government protests in 2013 might have...
Turkish authorities detain 93 people in a week over alleged Gülen links: minister
Turkish authorities have detained 93 people over the past week for alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on...
Turkish actor questioned by police over Kurdish militant role in hit French series
A Turkish actor who played a Kurdish militant in the 2017 hit French spy series “The Bureau” was questioned by İstanbul police investigating the...
Grim start to 2025 as dozens of women in Turkey are murdered by men
Turkey has had a grim start to the new year, with 33 women murdered by men in January and another 32 dying under suspicious...
Justice remains elusive for victims’ families on 2nd anniversary of Turkey earthquakes
Two years after the February 2023 earthquakes that devastated parts of Turkey, claiming over 53,000 lives, justice remains elusive for the families of the...
23 rights groups call for release of Istanbul Bar board member
Twenty-three human rights organizations have called for the immediate release of İstanbul Bar Association executive board member Fırat Epözdemir, who was arrested last week...
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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...
Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech in...
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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...