Swedish parliament adopts tougher anti-terror law
Sweden’s parliament on Wednesday passed new legislation to ban activities linked to extremist groups, as it beefs up its terror laws, a key demand...
Mother of 2 pushed back from Greece arrested on Gülen charges
A mother of two was arrested on Tuesday to serve a sentence on conviction of “terrorist organization membership” after being pushed back from Greece,...
Kılıçdaroğlu vows to end the appointment of trustees to municipalities in Kurdish-majority southeastern Turkey
Leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party and presidential candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has promised to stop the practice of removing duly elected mayors...
Turkish pop singer given suspended sentence for insulting religious school graduates
A Turkish court has handed down a suspended 10-month sentence to a famous Turkish singer due to remarks that allegedly insulted the graduates of...
Turkey plunges to 165th place among 180 countries in RSF’s press freedom index
Turkey has fallen dramatically in the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) 2023 World Press Freedom Index, slipping 16 places and ranking 165th among 180 countries, not far...
34 journalists arrested in less than a year in Turkey: report
Thirty-four journalists have been arrested for their work in the last 11 months as part of separate investigations across Turkey, according to the pro-Kurdish...
Retired colonel claims Turkey issues green passports to radicals trained in Syria
A retired Turkish colonel has claimed that he found out after having a problem with his green passport at a German airport that Turkey...
Turkey needs a stronger democracy to improve workers’ rights, say union representatives
Union representatives in Turkey spoke to the media on the occasion of May 1, Labor Day, and said the country needed a stronger democracy...
17 more detained in operation targeting Kurdish politicians ahead of critical elections
Turkish police on Tuesday detained at least 17 people in raids in İstanbul in another operation targeting Kurds ahead of critical presidential and parliamentary...
Crackdown on Gülen movement continues with detention of 12 in run-up to elections
A crackdown on members of the Gülen movement is continuing with the detention of 12 people in the run-up to presidential and parliamentary elections...
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Torture, Ill-treatment and Prison Conditions in Turkey: 2025 in Review
Turkey's record on torture and ill-treatment continued to deteriorate in 2025, despite its commitments under international human rights conventions.
Throughout the year human rights organizations...
Turkey’s Transnational Repression: 2025 in Review
Turkey's campaign of transnational repression against critics abroad continued throughout 2025. Since a coup attempt in July 2016, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s long arm...
Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: 2025 in Review
During the year Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continued to relentlessly pursue anyone with alleged links with the faith-based Gülen movement, which he described...
Women’s rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
The state of women’s rights in Turkey showed no meaningful improvement in 2025, as longstanding problems persisted and new challenges emerged. Femicides, institutional failures...
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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