Purge victim forced to work as a deliveryman dies from injuries sustained in traffic...
Semih Parıltı, a victim of purges that followed a July 15, 2016 coup attempt in Turkey who was dismissed from his civil service job...
Top Turkish court reinstates 178 judges, prosecutors removed from office due to Gülen links
Turkey’s highest administrative court, the Council of State, has in a landmark decision ruled to reinstate 178 judges and prosecutors who had been removed...
Int’l body must inspect Turkey’s alleged use of chemical weapons against PKK: jailed Kurdish...
Allegations that the Turkish military used chemical weapons against militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) during its operations in northern Iraq must...
Former footballer Zafer Biryol to serve sentence on conviction of Gülen links
Former football player and coach Zafer Biryol (46), who in 2020 was convicted of ties to the faith-based Gülen movement and sentenced to six...
Former HDP deputy Aysel Tuğluk not fit to remain in prison, TTB health report...
The health of former Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker and current inmate Aysel Tuğluk has rapidly deteriorated, and proper treatment cannot be provided in...
Turkish court to consider request to remove judge from media activists’ trial
A Turkish court agreed on Wednesday to study a request from the defense to remove a judge from the trial of three activists facing...
Internet freedom continued to decline in Turkey: Freedom House
A yearly report by Freedom House on global internet freedom reveals that internet freedom continued to decline for the fourth year in a row in Turkey...
Mass detention of Gülen followers over donations sparks condemnation and anger
Politicians and human rights activists from Turkey and around the world have expressed anger, disappointment and condemnation over the mass detention of people affiliated...
Journalist on Turkey’s extradition list from Sweden targeted by pro-Erdoğan daily
A Turkish journalist living in exile in Sweden who’s on a list of political dissidents whose extradition is demanded by the Turkish government has...
Inmate with bruises covering his body found dead in Rize prison, sparking claims of...
Süphan Çabuk, who was serving time in a prison in the northern Turkish province of Rize, was found dead in his cell with bruises...
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...