Elderly Turkish man goes blind in one eye in prison; family alleges neglect
Abdullah Aydoğan, an 82-year-old Turkish man imprisoned for alleged links to the Gülen movement, was released on parole after losing sight in his right...
ECtHR faults Turkey over pretrial detention of veteran journalist Çetinkaya
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the rights of veteran journalist Tuncer Çetinkaya by holding him in pretrial detention without...
203 detained over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish authorities have detained of a total of 203 suspects in a week, part of a relentless witch-hunt against the Gülen movement, according to...
Seriously ill 81-year-old Turkish man ordered to remain in prison on coup charges
A Turkish court on Friday ruled for continuation of the imprisonment of 81-year-old Mustafa Türk, who suffers from debilitating health problems.
Türk was taken into...
Jailed Turkish journalist Büşra Erdal: Thanks God, birds not forbidden to visit me
Jailed Turkish journalist and writer Hanım Büşra Erdal has said in a letter sent from her prison ward in İstanbul that she has been waiting...
Pro-Erdoğan journalist tracked Turkish political dissidents while using fake name and address in Denmark
Abdurrahman Şimşek, news coordinator for the Sabah newspaper, which is aligned with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has been "mapping" political dissidents from...
ECtHR faults Turkey for post-coup detention of 137 people over Gülen links
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has faulted Turkey over the arrest and pretrial detention of 137 people following a failed coup in...
IFEX launches campaign encouraging people to share Erdoğan cartoon
IFEX, a global human rights network of organisations defending the right to freedom of expression and information, has launched a campaign encouraging people to share...
Turkey arrests 11 HDP deputies, 1,473 party members so far
According to latest figures shared by pro-Kurdish social media account “Turkey Untold”, Turkish government has arrested 11 pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputies, including...
Known number of people affected by disasters has jumped 80-fold since 2015: UN official
The known number of people affected by disasters has jumped 80-fold since 2015, UN General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi said during a UN meeting in New...
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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...