24 face detention over alleged Gülen links in ‘payphone investigations’
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 24 people including active duty and former military officers as well as former military cadets due to...
Teen briefly detained in central Turkey for anti-AKP outburst on stage
A teenager was briefly detained after jumping on stage during a concert in the central Turkish province of Konya and urging locals not to...
Turkish Embassy in Sweden spied on exiled journalist and critics, documents reveal
In a blatant violation of international conventions, Turkish diplomats and consular officers in Sweden have gathered intelligence about exiled Turkish journalist Abdullah Bozkurt and...
France, Turkey have Europe’s most overcrowded jails: report
France and Turkey have the highest levels of prison overcrowding among Council of Europe member states, with 131 inmates for every 100 places, Turkish...
US Human Rights Report: Torture and mistreatment in police custody increased in Turkey in...
Torture and mistreatment in police custody increased in Turkey in 2017 despite the presence of closed-circuit cameras installed by the Turkish government in 2012,...
Impunity, atmosphere of hate in Turkey perpetuate anti-Syrian violence: experts
A series of violent attacks on Syrian refugees in Turkey has experts and activists pointing to a pervasive social climate of hatred and impunity...
Independent research group faces tax audit for failing to declare 33 cents
Turkey’s Finance Ministry has ordered a tax audit of an independent inflation research group whose findings anger the government for being much higher than...
Turkish diplomats in North Macedonia spied on residents in breach of Vienna conventions: report
Turkish government documents obtained by Nordic Monitor have confirmed that critics of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan were spied on by Turkish diplomats in Skopje...
Turkey blocks 93 social media accounts for alleged ‘provocative’ posts after CHP court ruling
Turkish authorities have blocked access to 93 social media accounts accused of making “provocative” posts and attempting to create “social chaos” following a controversial...
Turkish watchdog warns Twitter over popular anti-government hashtags
Ömer Fatih Sayan, the director of Turkey’s Information Technologies and Communication Council (BTK), an Internet watchdog responsible for digital censorship in the country, has...
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...