Female inmates in Ankara call on CPT to take action on suspicious deaths of...
Sixty-eight women who are incarcerated in Ankara’s Sincan Prison have in a letter asked the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) to...
Turkish defense minister told party supporters that ‘the time will come to kill’
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, who has been nominated by the ruling party as a candidate for a parliamentary seat from his hometown of...
Lawyer says Turkish authorities have barred access to investigation into Gabonese student’s death
The lawyer representing the family of a 17-year-old Gabonese student who was allegedly murdered in northwestern Turkey said in a statement to the Turkish...
Young children accompanying mothers in Turkish prisons grapple with viral outbreak
Young children accompanying their mothers in Turkish prisons have been badly affected by an outbreak of the Rota virus, with some cases resulting in...
Journalist says 2016 coup attempt was carried out with knowledge of AKP gov’t
Cengiz Çandar, a 75-year-old journalist who recently returned to Turkey to run for a seat in parliament after seven years of living abroad, has...
Erdoğan might end up in court if he loses election, says Swedish journalist
Swedish journalist and Turkey analyst Bitte Hammargren has said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan might end up in court on corruption charges if he fails to win...
European MPs who paid pre-electoral visit to Turkey call for free, fair, transparent elections
Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) have called for free, fair and transparent elections following their visit to Ankara to assess the...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court says Sivas massacre convict eligible for parole
The Constitutional Court of Turkey has paved the way for the release of a person convicted of involvement in a deadly arson attack on...
Migrants among 6 killed in car crash near Greece-Turkey border
Five migrants and a Greek motorist were killed in a collision on a highway near the border between Greece and Turkey on Saturday, police...
Pro-Erdoğan daily targets yet another Turkish journalist living in exile
A Turkish journalist living in exile in the United States has been targeted by a pro-government newspaper that revealed his home address and published...
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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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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...