Political scientist says gender inequality visible in all walks of life in Turkey
Political scientist Birgül Demirtaş has said women face many inequalities in professional life and that government policies had deepened gender inequality in all walks...
European rights court fines Turkey for unlawful strip-search in prison
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has faulted Turkey for violating the private and family life of Elif Kaya, who was subjected to...
Turkey has prosecuted some 1,500 lawyers, arrested 599 since failed coup: report
Turkey has prosecuted more than 1,500 attorneys, arresting 599 of them, on terrorism charges, since a 2016 failed coup, according to a newly released...
Turkey’s rights record worsens sharply in 2025 with 2,335 deaths tied to violations
At least 2,335 people died in Turkey in the first 11 months of 2025 due to right-to-life violations, human rights groups said, warning of...
Hospital finds 78-year-old ailing Kurdish woman ‘fit to remain in prison’
A hospital in eastern Turkey has issued a report which said that Hanife Arslan, a 78-year-old woman suffering from several chronic health problems, is...
Former convict says sick inmates left to die in Van F-type prison
Çetin Çiftçi, a 55-year-old former inmate who was released on January 19, said in an interview that inmates in southeastern Turkey's Van F-type prison...
Turkish Parliament’s Islamist speaker bars actresses from parliamentary performance
İsmail Kahraman, the Islamist speaker of the Turkish Parliament, reportedly told a theatre company that he did not want to see any women on...
Kurdish human rights advocate sentenced to prison in Turkey on terrorism charges
A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced Kurdish lawyer and human rights advocate Suna Bilgin to more than six years in prison on terrorism-related charges,...
Police detain 6 journalists working for Kurdish media in western Turkey
Turkish special operations police on Tuesday morning detained six journalists, most of whom work for pro-Kurdish media outlets, in simultaneous raids in the western...
Appeals court upholds sentences handed down to 5 journalists for reporting on intel officer’s...
A regional appeals court in İstanbul has upheld prison sentences handed down to five journalists over their reports on a Turkish intelligence officer killed...
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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.
Drawing on opinions of...
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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...