End-stage cancer inmate fit to remain in prison, says Turkish Council of Forensic Medicine
The Turkish Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) for the third time has issued a report saying an inmate with end-stage cancer is healthy enough...
Jailed writers denied access to own books under Turkey’s emergency rule
Jailed writers Kerem Bilen and Fırat Can were denied by Turkish authorities to access to the books they wrote in prison due to post-coup emergency...
Doctors in Turkey discouraged from writing up reports on abuse, torture
There appears to be a systematic and deliberate campaign by the government of Turkey to dissuade doctors from writing up reports that prove abuse...
Press Freedom in Turkey: 2021 in Review
The Turkish government continued to muzzle the press in 2021 in a variety of ways, including imprisoning journalists and using regulatory authorities to exert...
CoE warns Turkish gov’t of flood of appeals to ECtHR over state of emergency...
The spokesperson of Council of Europe (CoE) Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland has warned that Turkish government risks further appeals to the European Court of...
Curfew imposed on three districts in Mardin province
The Mardin Governor’s Office on Sunday declared a curfew in three districts of the province as part of fight against terrorism.
A statement released by...
Turkey has dismissed 4,562 military personnel in post-coup purge
Turkey has purged 4,562 military personnel from the Turkish Armed Forces since the end of a two-year state of emergency declared after a coup...
Turkey celebrates Labour Day amid problems of work safety, lack of unionisation
As Turkey marks International Workers Day, or Labour Day, work safety, job guarantees and a lack of organized labor remain key problems for Turkish...
415 people tortured, 17 abducted in Turkey in 2021: report
Four hundred fifteen people were tortured in prisons and detention centers in Turkey and 17 were abducted in the first 11 months of 2021,...
Turkey’s landmark PKK peace process law takes effect after publication in Official Gazette
A law allowing some members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and people prosecuted or convicted of PKK-related crimes to have their cases...
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...