Elite navy commando who fought against pirates in the Gulf of Aden tortured in...
A sergeant in Turkey’s special naval unit who fought against pirates in the Gulf of Aden was subjected to brutal torture by a team...
UN special rapporteur express serious concern over proposed laws criminalizing LGBT identities
Three United Nations human rights experts including a special rapporteur have expressed serious concern over proposed legislation in Turkey that they say could criminalize...
Kurdish-language traffic signs defaced in eastern Turkey
Unidentified people have defaced Kurdish-language traffic signs in the eastern provinces of Diyarbakır and Van, in what appears to be a racially motivated attack...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for at least 85 people over alleged links to...
Turkish government has issued detention warrants for at least 87 people on Tuesday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting the...
AI reacts detention of lawyer Kılıç, the Chair of Amnesty International Turkey
Salil Shetty, Amnesty International’s (AI) Secretary General, has reacted against the detention of lawyer Taner Kılıç, the Chair of Amnesty International Turkey, on Tuesday in...
Turkish opposition leader calls on top court to push for implementation of journalist ruling
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, chairman of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), on Tuesday called on the Constitutional Court to push for implementation of its...
Veteran journalist Ilıcak says ECtHR decision acquitted her of terrorism charges
Prominent Turkish journalist Nazlı Ilıcak, who was convicted on terrorism-related charges for previously working at media outlets considered close to the Gülen movement, said...
Turkish journalist Ufuk Şanlı in jail for his tweet about pro-gov’t businessman
A business journalist who made a career for himself in covering economy, trade and investment has been behind bars for 457 days for commenting...
Former police officer jailed over alleged Gülen links dies 2 days before release
İzzet Odabaşoğlu, a former police officer imprisoned over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, died of a heart attack on Sunday at Sakarya...
Turkish photojournalist Bülent Kılıç on ‘10 Most Urgent’ list of press freedom cases
AFP photojournalist Bülent Kılıç was included on the One Free Press Coalition’s “10 Most Urgent” list of press freedom cases, the organization announced in...
Latest Reports
New report exposes widespread, systematic rights violations in Turkey’s crackdown on the Gülen movement
STOCKHOLM— The Stockholm Center for Freedom today released a new report, “UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights...
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...