Report details tactics used by Erdoğan against Gülen movement supporters
A new report released by the Advocates of Silenced Turkey (AST) has detailed the dirty tactics used by the Justice and and Development Party...
End-stage cancer patient released after spending 56 days in prison despite hospital reports
Ayşe Özdoğan, who suffers from a rare form of cancer, was released on Friday after spending 56 days in prison despite hospital reports recommending...
UN official says state of emergency measures target criticism, not terrorism, in Turkey
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has voiced concerns about the deteriorating human rights situation in Turkey, saying that measures...
Defence Minister: Turkish shelling marks de facto start of Afrin operation
Turkish Defence Minister Nurettin Canikli said on Friday that Turkey’s operation in Syria’s Kurdish-controlled Afrin region has “de facto” begun with cross-border shelling.
“The operation...
Turkey’s popular online debate network faces investigation for incitement
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into a popular online debate network, accusing the platform of inciting hatred and enmity in society and inciting...
Bar associations of Turkey’s east and southeast provinces say gov’t decrees ‘unconstitutional’
The latest government decrees issued on Sunday by Turkish government under the autocratic rule of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have continued to receive...
A media professional Hüseyin Belli faces lifetime jail in Turkey for severance payment
A media worker who worked for a critical Turkish national daily has been locked up behind bars for 266 days over farcical terror charges...
Turkey among CoE countries with lowest spending on its judicial system: CEPEJ report
Turkey invested as little as 15.6 euros ($17) per capita in its judicial system in 2022, while the average judicial budget of the 44...
Woman journalist in Turkey traumatized by abuse and torture at police station
A veteran woman Turkish journalist who remained in nine month long pre-trial detention has been subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment at the police...
Governors, police chiefs, bankers, academics, imams and more persecuted in Turkey over alleged Gülen...
Turkish government has continued its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting the alleged members of the Gülen movement as Turkish police forces have detained dozens...
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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...
Hate speech and hate crimes against Syrian refugees in Turkey
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This report focuses on the inflammatory rhetoric and illegal acts motivated by prejudice faced by refugees who fled the civil war in Syria...