Minority and Refugee Rights in Turkey: 2021 in Review
Minorities and refugees in Turkey continued to suffer from rights violations, hate speech and attacks throughout the year. President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and his...
Detainees subjected to torture in Ankara police custody: report
People who were detained due to alleged links to the Gülen movement were subjected to torture at a police detention center in Ankara, the TR724...
US ‘disappointed’ by arrest of TV journalist in Turkey
The United States on Monday expressed disappointment over the arrest of TV journalist Sedef Kabaş in Turkey over the weekend on charges of insulting the...
Majority of complaints at ECtHR against Turkey concern July 15 coup attempt: report
Most of the applications filed with the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) against Turkey are related to rights violations that allegedly occurred during...
Turkish lawyer prosecuted for insulting Turkish president on social media
Turkish authorities have pressed charges against lawyer Efkan Bolaç for insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on social media, the Bianet news website reported.
Bolaç...
80-year-old critically ill inmate complains of lack of proper healthcare in prison
Gürbüz Dönmez, an 80-year-old inmate suffering from prostate cancer, said in a letter to Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu that he...
ECtHR orders Turkey to pay damages to German-Turkish reporter
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ordered Turkey to pay damages in excess of 12,300 euros ($14,000) to a German-Turkish journalist, ruling...
Turkish courts handed down 80 years in prison to 36 journalists in 2021
Journalists in Turkey made 475 court appearances in 2021, with the courts handing down a total of 80 years in prison to 36 of...
Turkish authorities take legal action against IHD and association chair Öztürk Türkdoğan
Turkish authorities have taken legal action against the Human Rights Association (IHD), an NGO monitoring human rights violations in Turkey since 1986, and its...
Turkey’s KYK suspends loans of students who participated in housing shortage demonstrations
The Turkish Higher Education Credit and Hostels Institutions (KYK) has suspended the monthly loans of students who participated in nationwide demonstrations against student housing...
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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
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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...