Rights groups call for release of Turkish lawyers ahead of upcoming hearings
A coalition of 19 international human rights organizations are calling on Turkish authorities to drop charges against two lawyers, both members of the Progressive...
Half of Turkey’s earthquake victims struggle to access basic food items: report
Two years after devasting earthquakes hit Turkey’s southern provinces, nearly half the victims are still struggling to access basic food items, according to a...
Turkey sees record number of young worker deaths despite gov’t pledge to combat child...
The number of underage deaths from occupational accidents reached a record high in 2024, despite the Turkish government's pledge to effectively prevent such fatalities,...
Van mayor sentenced to prison on terrorism-related charges in retrial
A Turkish court has sentenced Van Mayor Abdullah Zeydan to almost four years in prison on conviction of “aiding a terrorist organization,” the BBC...
Court accepts indictment seeking up to 7 years in prison for İstanbul mayor
An indictment seeking a prison sentence of up to seven years for İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu over his recent criticism of Turkey’s judicial authorities...
Minority and Refugee Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
Minority groups in Turkey continued to suffer from discrimination, hate speech and assaults in 2024.
Members of different minority groups, such as Kurds and Syrians,...
European rights court rules Turkey violated right to fair trial of 120 judges and...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled Tuesday that Turkey had violated the right to a fair trial of 120 judges and prosecutors...
Turkish gov’t intensifies crackdown on opposition party with new wave of detentions
Turkish police on Tuesday detained 10 senior officials from nine district municipalities in İstanbul, most of which are run by the main opposition Republican...
Turkey saw crackdown on journalists escalate in Q4, with dozens behind bars: report
Some 200 journalists appeared in court in 102 trials in Turkey from October to December, while the number of journalists in jail rose from...
Torture, ill-treatment and prison conditions in Turkey: 2024 in review
Turkey has experienced a marked resurgence of torture and ill-treatment of people in custody since a coup attempt in July 2016. Lack of condemnation...
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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...
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Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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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...