Police detain Boğaziçi students for protesting arrest of their friends
Turkish police on Thursday used excessive force to detain at least seven students from İstanbul’s Boğaziçi University to prevent them from making a public...
Turkey arrests former military officer convicted over Gülen links
A Turkish court has ordered the arrest of a former military officer in Kayseri province who had been sought by the authorities following his...
Turkish watchdog fines Netflix and TV stations for gov’t criticism, ‘immoral’ content
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has imposed fines on digital platforms Netflix and local streaming application Exxen in addition...
Turkey ranked 48th among 191 countries in UN Human Development Index
Turkey was ranked 48th in the 2021-2022 Human Development Index published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Thursday, Turkish Minute reported.
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German prosecutors investigating AKP MP over speech targeting Gülenists, PKK members
The Düsseldorf prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation into a lawmaker from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) due to his recent call...
Negligence of authorities leads to fish die-off in İzmir
Negligence on the part of both İzmir’s municipal authorities and the Environment Ministry has led to a serious environmental disaster in İzmir Bay, sparking...
NATO deploying shelters to earthquake-stricken Turkey
NATO members have agreed to deploy shelters to ally Turkey to help provide accommodation for those left homeless by this week’s devastating earthquakes, Agence...
ByLock data tool of ‘malicious prosecution,’ not evidence: report
Data acquired from the ByLock smartphone application that Turkish courts accept as evidence of terrorist activity are not legal or admissible pieces of evidence...
Amnesty welcomes acquittal of former Turkey chair, laments new crackdown on rights activists
Amnesty International has welcomed the acquittal of Taner Kılıç, a prominent Turkish human rights defender and former chair of Amnesty International’s Turkey branch, after...
Five-year-old Kurdish boy killed after being hit by Turkish police car
A five-year-old kid lost his life at a hospital on Saturday after being hit by a police car in Diyarbakır city centre. It was...
Latest Reports
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...