Turkey barred jailed daughter from attending funeral of father who died in prison
Turkish authorities refused to allow the jailed daughter of ailing prisoner İbrahim Güngör, who died behind bars on September 7, to attend his funeral...
EU Turkey rapporteur calls İstanbul trustee showdown ‘surreal’ amid deepening crackdown on CHP
Nacho Sánchez Amor, the European Parliament’s rapporteur on Turkey, has described scenes at the İstanbul provincial headquarters of the main opposition Republican People’s Party...
Opposition MP injured in police crackdown on Istanbul protests
A Turkish opposition lawmaker was injured Monday when police intervened against protests at the Istanbul provincial headquarters of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), the...
Turkish prosecutors order detention of 18 people including police officers over alleged Gülen links
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued detention warrants for 18 individuals including current and former police officers, as part of ongoing investigations...
Teachers in Turkey warn of serious structural problems amid start of new academic year
Teachers across Turkey have complained that the new academic year has begun with serious structural problems threatening student safety and wellbeing, the BirGün daily...
ECtHR notifies Turkey of 1,000 more applications over Gülen-linked convictions
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has notified Turkey of an additional 1,000 applications in its docket related to convictions for Gülen movement...
17 press organizations and rights groups urge Turkey to release journalist Furkan Karabay
Seventeen international press organizations and rights groups have called for Turkey to immediately release journalist Furkan Karabay, who faces a prison sentence of six...
Main opposition closes İstanbul office after trustee appointment sparks clashes
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) said Monday it will close its İstanbul provincial headquarters after police helped a court-appointed trustee enter the...
Turkish media watchdog threatens sanctions on opposition broadcasters after police block CHP protest in...
Turkey’s media regulator issued a stern warning to pro-opposition broadcasters, threatening severe penalties, including license revocations, after police clashed with demonstrators outside main opposition...
Elderly Alzheimer’s patient jailed over Gülen links dies in Turkish prison after repeated pleas...
İbrahim Güngör, a 73-year-old Alzheimer’s patient imprisoned over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, died in a Turkish prison on the night of...
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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...