Turkish PM: No changes will be made to decree on impunity to civilians
The government decree granting immunity to civilians who take part in suppressing coup attempts will not be changed, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has...
Turkey’s media crackdown deepens with 13 journalist detentions in Q1, report finds
At least 13 journalists and one cartoonist were detained in Turkey in the first three months of 2026, according to a new report that...
Minority and Refugee Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
Minority groups in Turkey continued to suffer from discrimination, hate speech and assaults in 2024.
Members of different minority groups, such as Kurds and Syrians,...
17-year-old had abortion after alleged abuse at Turkish parliament: report
A 17-year-old high school intern ended a pregnancy after alleged sexual abuse while working at the Turkish Parliament cafeteria, Turkish Minute reported, citing the...
75-year-old woman serving sentence for sending to money to inmates falls sick in prison
Hatice Yıldız, an ailing 75-year-old woman who had been sentenced to four years on charges of “financing a terrorist organization” because she sent money...
21 women killed by men, 20 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in...
Twenty-one women were murdered by men in Turkey in May and another 20 died under suspicious circumstances, the We Will Stop Femicide Platform reported.
Of the...
Journalist Mutlu Çölgeçen in Turkish jail for 432 days over his criticism against gov’t
A prominent journalist known for his scoops on defence and military affairs has been jailed in Turkey for 432 days over Tweet messages and...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 35 people over Afrin messages
Turkish public prosecutor’s offices on Sunday issued detention warrants for at least 35 people on accusations of disseminating the propaganda of the Kurdish Democratic...
Former pro-Kurdish party MP released after 5 years in prison
Abdullah Zeydan, a former lawmaker from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), was released from prison in an ongoing retrial after an appeals court...
Wife of inmate suffering from brain tumors says husband’s health has taken a turn...
Züleyha Koç, the wife of inmate Lütfi Koç, who is suffering from brain tumors, said on Twitter that her husband's health had taken a...
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...