781 people reported torture in Turkey in 2023: rights foundation
A total of 781 people sought assistance in 2023 from the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) for themselves or a relative due to...
At least 11 Turkish soldiers killed, 9 wounded during Afrin operation in a day
Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) neutralized at least 39 more PYD/PKK and allegedly ISIL militants during the ongoing operation in Syria’s Afrin that also left...
Turkey to lift ban on contact visitation in prisons
Turkish Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül has said a ban on contact visitation in prisons that went into force in March 2020 due to the...
Journalist Tolu, who in jail with 2-years-old son, calls for solidarity in a letter...
Turkish-German journalist Meşale Tolu Çorlu, who has been in jail for almost a month together with her 2-years-old son, has called for solidarity in...
Media executive Hidayet Karaca marks 11th year in prison over alleged links to Gülen...
Hidayet Karaca, a former journalist and chief executive of the Samanyolu Media Group, has marked 11 years in prison in Turkey, Turkish Minute reported.
Karaca,...
Judge breaks off coup hearing after complainants throw water bottles at defendants
The presiding judge at a hearing in Ankara on Thursday, part of a trial of key suspects in a controversial coup in 2016, broke...
Amid international success, Turkey’s conservatives target women’s national volleyball team
Amid the Turkish national volleyball team’s great success in the Women’s European Volleyball Championship, Turkey’s conservative opinion makers have been targeting the players for...
Job applicant in Turkey rejected for having worked at Gülen-affiliated bank
Türkiye Finans Participation Bank has rejected a job application on the grounds that the applicant previously worked for Bank Asya, which was shut down...
Mayor from pro-Kurdish DEM Party faces investigation for ‘insulting’ the president
Turkish authorities have launched an investigation into Mümin Erol, co-mayor of the Tatvan district from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party),...
More than 13,000 underage marriages took place in Turkey last year: report
A total of 13,740 underage marriages took place in Turkey in 2020, according to a report published by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality on Friday.
The...
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...