Somali president’s son given $906 fine in fatal car accident trial in Turkey
An İstanbul court has handed down a prison sentence of two-and-a-half years to a son of the Somali president who was involved in a...
Israeli footballer leaves Turkey after being detained for Gaza message
An Israeli footballer left Turkey on Monday after being detained overnight and charged with incitement to hatred for displaying a message about the Israel-Hamas...
Turkish military carries out new airstrikes against militants in Iraq, Syria: report
Turkey said it had destroyed 23 targets in overnight airstrikes on Kurdish militants in northern Iraq and Syria, a further escalation of the conflict...
Turkey’s top court delivers another ruling against internet censorship
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has found rights violations in an access ban imposed on news websites Yüksekova Haber and Zap Haber in 2016, adding to...
Prosecutor asks to keep Kurdish politician in jail despite eligibility for release
A Turkish prosecutor has demanded the continued pretrial detention of Gültan Kışanak, a Kurdish politician and the former co-mayor of Diyarbakır who has been...
Turkey detains 18 social media users over comments about slain soldiers
Turkish police have detained 18 social media users due to their comments online about the killing of nine Turkish soldiers in northern Iraq on...
Prominent figures ask Turkish parliament speaker to safeguard jailed MP’s immunity
A total of 864 prominent figures in Turkey including artists, writers and journalists have called on Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş in a joint letter...
Turkish airstrikes deprive hundreds of villages in northeast Syria of power
Hundreds of northeast Syrian villages and towns lost power after Turkish airstrikes pounded power stations and other infrastructure, Agence France-Presse reported on Monday, citing...
Kavala expresses surprise at ‘bold detachment from the law’ in his trial
Businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala, who has been in prison since November 2017 without substantial evidence to justify the charges against him, has said...
Israeli footballer in Turkey briefly detained over Gaza war message
A Turkish court on Monday released pending trial an Israeli footballer who was detained after displaying a message referring to the Israel-Hamas war during...
Latest Reports
Human Rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
Download PDF
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
Download PDF
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
Download PDF
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
Download PDF
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...
Download PDF
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
Download PDF
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
Download PDF
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...
Hate speech and hate crimes against Syrian refugees in Turkey
Download PDF
This report focuses on the inflammatory rhetoric and illegal acts motivated by prejudice faced by refugees who fled the civil war in Syria...