Altan wins France’s Femina literary prize for novel written behind bars
Turkish author and journalist Ahmet Altan, who was released in April after more than four years in prison, has been named as the recipient...
European Court of Auditors doubts all EU funds reach refugees in Turkey
EU funding has helped refugees in Turkey, but Ankara’s refusal to reveal their names raises doubts about whether the money is reaching all who...
Top court rejects all but one rights violation in case of 2015 killing of...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has dismissed nearly all allegations of rights violations in the case of a Kurdish woman whose body was left lying in...
63 journalists are imprisoned in Turkey: report
A total of 63 journalists were behind bars in Turkey as of November 3, the Artı Gerçek news website reported, citing a monthly report...
İstanbul has become a center of migration with 2.5 mln foreigners: mayor
The mayor of İstanbul has described Turkey's most populous city as the “center of tragic migration,” saying the city currently hosts 2.5 million foreigners,...
CHP deputy: Turkish Justice Minister doesn’t know number of jailed journalists
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Atila Sertel has said Turkish Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gül was unable to provide the number of...
Turkish court keeps veteran journalist Fatih Altaylı in jail
A Turkish court on Thursday ordered veteran journalist Fatih Altaylı to remain in jail more than 100 days after his arrest on charges of...
Renowned Turkish human rights activist Fincancı receives Hessian Peace Prize
Şebnem Korur Fincancı, the head of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) and a doctor of forensics, on Monday accepted the Hessian Peace...
Turkey says 14 citizens held in Gaza flotilla raid could return via Jordan
The Turkish Foreign Ministry has said it expects the return of 14 more of its citizens detained by Israel after a flotilla attempting to...
Two young men shot dead during attempt to cross into Turkey: SOHR
Turkish border guards have shot dead two young men trying to cross into the country from northeast Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights...
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Turkey’s Post-Coup Crackdown, 10 Years On: A Decade’s Legacy
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This report examines how the sweeping measures introduced in Turkey following the coup attempt of July 15, 2016 evolved over the next decade...
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.
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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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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...