Jailed Turkish philanthropist awaits his fate under Erdoğan’s wrath
Jailed without a conviction since 2017, Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala says he feels like a tool in President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s attempts to blame...
Journalist Sinan Aygül convicted of spreading terrorist propaganda for publishing an interview
A court in the province of Bitlis convicted journalist Sinan Aygül of disseminating the propaganda of a terrorist organization because of an interview he...
Former HDP deputy Aysel Tuğluk sentenced to 20 months for spreading ‘terrorist propaganda’
A court in the Turkish province of Van on Friday sentenced Aysel Tuğluk, the former deputy co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP),...
Purge victim not allowed to obtain passport despite recommendation by ombudsman
Sait Güney, one of the more than 130,000 civil servants who were removed from their jobs as part of a purge carried out following...
Turkey orders detention of 113 people over alleged Gülen links in 2 investigations
Turkish authorities on Friday ordered the detention of 113 people due to alleged links to the Gülen movement as part of two separate investigations,...
Turkish soldiers beat, push Afghan asylum seekers back to Iran: Human Rights Watch
Turkish authorities are summarily pushing Afghan asylum seekers crossing into the country from Iran back to Iran, denying them the right to seek asylum,...
Female refugee in İstanbul attacked, threatened by neighbors, insulted by police: report
A refugee who has been living in İstanbul with her children for four months was beaten up and threatened by neighbors and insulted at...
End-stage cancer patient jailed over Gülen links taken to hospital 19 times in 2...
A critically ill woman who suffers from a rare form of cancer and was sent to prison to serve a sentence on conviction of...
Turkey ranked 117th among 139 countries in global rule of law index
Turkey was ranked 117th among 139 countries in the rule of law index published by the World Justice Project (WJP) on Thursday, dropping one...
Turkish Embassy in Philippines spied on 29 Erdoğan critics
The Turkish Embassy in the Philippines spied on Turkish citizens in the country and forwarded the illegal profiling list to Ankara, which led to...
Latest Reports
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
The state of women’s rights in Turkey showed no meaningful improvement in 2025, as longstanding problems persisted and new challenges emerged. Femicides, institutional failures...
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...