67 detained in central Turkey after mob attacks Syrian properties
Turkish police detained 67 people on Monday after a mob went on the rampage in the central Anatolian province of Kayseri after a Syrian...
7 in 10 juvenile offenders in Turkey are repeat cases, data show
Seventy-two percent of minors in Turkey who are entered into the criminal justice system have had prior contact with authorities, according to data shared...
Critical CNN Türk journalist parts ways with station
Journalist Nevşin Mengü, known for her critical stance towards the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government and Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,...
Mother of 2 hasn’t seen children in 7 months due to distance between prison...
Zeynep Köyden, a jailed mother of two, said in a letter to Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu that she has not...
30 students detained over alleged Gulen links denied right to consult a lawyer: report
Thirty university students detained by Turkish police over alleged affiliation with the Gülen movement entered the fourth day of detention on Thursday without being...
Panel at UN Human Rights Council calls on Turkish gov’t to release jailed journalists
International human rights and press freedom organizations called on the Turkish government to immediately release imprisoned journalists during the 38th session of the UN...
Turkey’s KYK suspends loans of students who participated in housing shortage demonstrations
The Turkish Higher Education Credit and Hostels Institutions (KYK) has suspended the monthly loans of students who participated in nationwide demonstrations against student housing...
Turkish gov’t detains 461 people over links to Gülen movement in past week
The Turkish government detained a total of 461 people last week (Sept. 24-Oct. 1) as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged...
47 life sentences sought for critical journalists in Turkey over past 3 months
Various Turkish journalists in the past three months faced 46 aggravated life sentences, one life sentence and 3,023 years, 10 months in prison in...
Inmate on hunger strike in Turkish prison claims doctors falsified medical report
An inmate who started a hunger strike in December 2021 has claimed hospital doctors issued a false medical report for him, the Bianet news...
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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...