Logistics companies seized over Gülen links sold in fast-track auction
Turkey’s Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) announced it has sold Sürat Kargo and Sürat Lojistik, private logistics companies that had been transferred to the...
US calls on Turkey to reopen Halki Seminary on 50th anniversary of its closure
The United States has called on Turkey to respect the right to freedom of religion and reopen the Halki Seminary on İstanbul’s Heybeliada island...
44 women journalists subjected to police violence, 13 detained to date in 2021
Violence against female journalists has increased in Turkey, with 44 female journalists subjected to police violence and 13 detained while covering events in the...
Civil servant fired in post-coup purge not reinstated despite acquittal of all charges
A former civil servant who was summarily dismissed from his job with a government decree after a coup attempt in Turkey on July 15,...
Questions linger over Turkey’s arrest of man behind ByLock
Turkish state media reported Wednesday that a Turkish-American holding the copyright to ByLock, an encrypted messaging app banned by Turkey, was arrested in June...
2 Turkish women who fled crackdown jailed in Malta for using forged travel documents
Two Turkish women, both teachers who fled Turkey to avoid a government crackdown in the aftermath of a coup attempt in 2016, were arrested...
Former colonel reveals photo of tortured soldiers in mosque during July 15 attempted coup
A former colonel has tweeted a photo of soldiers in a mosque with apparent signs of maltreatment and torture taken shortly after a coup...
Anti-gov’t TV station fined over doctor’s comments on Erdoğan’s health
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog has imposed an administrative fine on pro-opposition broadcaster TELE1 due to comments made by a doctor regarding Turkish President Recep Tayyip...
US slaps sanctions on Syria armed group with Turkey links
The United States on Wednesday slapped sanctions on a Syrian armed group that killed a Kurdish politician amid Turkey’s 2019 incursion, vowing to keep...
Turkey arrests alleged license holder for ByLock messaging app
A Turkish-American man believed to be behind encrypted messaging app ByLock, which Turkish authorities consider to be evidence of terrorist organization membership, arrived in...
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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...
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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...