Rights court condemns Turkey over opposition mayor’s detention
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday condemned Turkey for detaining an opposition mayor for over two years without a trial, the latest...
Opposition MP questions role of public officers in enforced disappearances in Turkey
The role of public officers in the enforced disappearances of the last two years has been taken to the Turkish parliament by Filiz Kerestecioğlu,...
Turkish gov’t failed to carry out most actions in its human rights action plan
The Turkish government has failed to carry out most of the actions in the new human rights action plan that was announced by President...
Former bureaucrat missing for 9 months turns up in Ankara prison: daughter
A former Turkish bureaucrat who had been missing since late 2020 and was suspected of being a victim of enforced disappearance has been found...
Rights organizations call on Council of Europe to trigger infringement proceedings against Turkey
Human Rights Watch, the International Commission of Jurists and Turkey Litigation Support Project have called on the Council of Europe (CoE) Committee of Ministers...
Int’l, local rights organizations call on Turkey to observe ECtHR ruling in Kavala case
Ten international and local human rights organizations have issued a statement calling on Turkey to release jailed businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala in line...
Forensic report says ailing Kurdish politician ‘fit to remain in prison’
A report released by the İstanbul Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) has found that former Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Aysel Tuğluk, who has...
Son of deceased former police officer says father was victim of gross negligence in...
The son of Veysel Atasoy, a former decorated police officer who died of COVID-19 last year while in prison in Kütahya province, has said...
Turkey working with UN refugee agency over returning Syrian refugees: report
Turkey is working with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to repatriate Syrian refugees to Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Sunday, The...
Detention warrants issued for 42 over alleged Gülen links, 26 detained
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 42 people over their alleged links to the Gülen movement, with 26 of them taken into custody,...
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Turkey’s Crackdown on the Main Opposition and the Kurdish Political Movement: 2025 in Review
Turkey's political opposition faced intensifying pressure in 2025, with the judiciary emerging as the primary instrument for targeting dissenting voices. The most far-reaching measures...
Torture, Ill-treatment and Prison Conditions in Turkey: 2025 in Review
Turkey's record on torture and ill-treatment continued to deteriorate in 2025, despite its commitments under international human rights conventions.
Throughout the year human rights organizations...
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
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...