Concerns over mental health of police officers rise as 4 die by suicide in...
Four police officers have died by suicide so far this year, raising concerns over the mental well-being of members of the Turkish police force,...
CHP leader calls for acts of civil disobedience to return justice to Turkey
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said there is need for civil disobedience in addition to the “March for...
Turkish police break into Kurdish publishing house, seize thousands of books
Turkish police have broken into a publishing house by breaking the doors and confiscated up to 3,000 books as well as three computers in Diyarbakır...
Turkish police again detain dismissed academic Nuriye Gülmen
Turkish police on Friday again detained Nuriye Gülmen, a prominent academic who went on a hunger strike after being fired from her job by a...
Turkey’s Erdoğan sues opposition leader for TL 250,000 in non-pecuniary damages
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday filed a lawsuit against main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu for TL 250,000...
Homophobic attack sparks outrage among Turkish social media users amid controversy over the country’s...
Photos of a man identified as Fırat Kaya displaying a person whose face is covered in blood with a caption including the name of...
Turkey’s coup commission report fails to shed light on July 15, repeats gov’t narrative
The chairman of Turkey’s parliamentary Coup Investigation Commission, Reşat Petek, on Friday unveiled a draft report prepared by the commission about a failed coup...
Turkish gov’t detains 19 more naval force personnel over links to Gülen movement
Turkish police detained 19 Naval Forces personnel in seven provinces for their alleged links to the Gülen movement on Tuesday as part of the...
ECtHR sets 6-week deadline for interventions ahead of March Kavala hearing
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has set a six-week deadline for third-party interventions ahead of a hearing scheduled for March in the...
Germany accelerates appeasement policy towards Turkish gov’t despite HR violations
The German government has ramped up its policy of appeasing the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan despite massive post-coup violations 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...