Turkey detains 20 people over alleged Gülen links
Turkish police have detained 20 people across 11 provinces over their alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based group targeted by the government, Turkey’s...
CPJ urges X not to comply with Turkish court order blocking journalists’ accounts
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged the administrators of X not to comply with a recent order by a Turkish court to...
New study reveals millions grapple with poverty in İstanbul
According to a recent study by the İstanbul Planning Agency (İPA) millions of people living in İstanbul are contending with the effects of increasing...
20-month-old toddler accompanies mother in Turkish prison
A former Turkish academic was sent to prison along with her 20-month-old daughter to serve a six-year sentence for alleged links to the faith-based...
31 Kurdish inmates face telephone and visit bans for commemorating Kobani
Thirty-one inmates in a prison in Turkey’s western İzmir province have been stripped of telephone and visitation privileges, the Artı Gerçek news website reported...
Inmates put into solitary confinement for writing poetry in Kurdish
Two Kurdish inmates at Bafra Prison in Turkey’s Black Sea province of Samsun were put in solitary confinement for 11 days for writing poetry...
Over 5,000 cases of torture and abuse documented in Turkey in 2023: report
A total of 5,312 people in Turkey were subjected to either torture or ill-treatment in 2023, according to the Human Rights Association's (İHD) annual...
Turkey given extra time to submit defense in Kavala case
The Turkish government has been given extra time, until September 16, by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to submit its defense concerning...
Ruling party MP labels online gaming as a ‘national security threat’
A lawmaker from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has sparked controversy by labeling online gaming platforms a national security threat, Turkish Minute...
Pro-Turkey forces detain journalist in northern Syria: rights group
A Syrian journalist working for several media outlets in an area of the country’s north controlled by Turkey-backed rebel factions has been detained by...
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Turkey's record on torture and ill-treatment continued to deteriorate in 2025, despite its commitments under international human rights conventions.
Throughout the year human rights organizations...
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
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Weaponized Diplomacy: How Erdoğan Uses Turkish Missions for Transnational Repression
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2024.
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