US report highlights Turkey’s crackdown on Gülen movement after coup attempt
A report by the US State Department regarding a series of “significant human rights issues” in Turkey has highlighted the crackdown launched by President...
Opposition mayor among 21 detained in İstanbul dawn raids in bid-rigging probe
Turkish police detained another main opposition party mayor in İstanbul along with 20 others in pre-dawn raids, part of a bid-rigging and corruption investigation,...
CoE rapporteurs voice concern over Turkey’s local democracy after Kurdish mayor’s removal
David Eray and Bryony Rudkin, co-rapporteurs of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe (CoE), have expressed concern over...
Police detain 42 at massive opposition rally in İstanbul
Turkish police detained 42 people on Tuesday during a massive opposition rally at İstanbul City Hall, held to mark the 100th day since the city’s popular...
Former teacher accompanied by 3-year-old daughter sent to prison to serve sentence on conviction...
Sevilay Albayrak, a former teacher previously sentenced to seven years, six months in prison for her links to the faith-based Gülen movement, has been...
Turkish gov’t detains dozens of people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained dozens of people, including teachers, military officers and police officers, on Wednesday across Turkey as part of its massive post-coup...
OSCE asks for vote recount in Turkey’s controversial referendum
Michael Georg Link, director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), has called for a recount of the votes in...
Underage boys at Turkish gov’t-run religious boarding school accuse teacher of sexual abuse
A group of underage boys at a religious boarding school run by the Directorate of Religious Affairs have accused their teacher of sexual abuse, raising alarm...
Jailed media executive faces 2,500 years in match-fixing ‘conspiracy’ trial
Turkish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of up to 2,445 years for Hidayet Karaca, former chief executive of the Samanyolu Media Group, on...
Turkish police break man’s arm while detaining 47 protesters in Ankara
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Turkish police on Sunday detained 47 people including 22 women in Ankara protesting the arrest of Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, two dismissed educators...
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Turkey’s Post-Coup Crackdown, 10 Years On: A Decade’s Legacy
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This report examines how the sweeping measures introduced in Turkey following the coup attempt of July 15, 2016 evolved over the next decade...
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...