Turkish rock band members jailed over alleged insults to religion
Five members of a Turkish rock band were arrested on charges of insulting religious values and inciting hatred, Turkish Minute reported.
The musicians, from the...
Turkish screenwriter detained over past remarks about fictional character
Merve Göntem, a screenwriter for the popular Turkish TV series “Kızılcık Şerbeti” (Cranberry Sorbet), was detained in İstanbul on Monday as prosecutors launched an...
Turkey detains 14 foreign ministry staff, ex-employees over Gülen links
Turkish authorities have detained eight Ministry of Foreign Affairs staff members and six former employees on accusations of links to the faith-based Gülen movement,...
Turkish opposition party leader put under house arrest for allegedly insulting Erdoğan
A Turkish court on Monday placed Nurullah Efe Ankut, leader of the People’s Liberation Party (HKP), under house arrest for allegedly insulting President Recep...
Lawyers groups condemn ECtHR inaction on cases of Turkish colleagues
A coalition of lawyers associations from Europe and beyond accused the European Court of Human Rights of inaction on cases brought by Turkish defense...
Relatives urge release of late-stage Turkish cancer patient jailed over Gülen links
The relatives and friends of a Turkish woman with stage-three breast cancer are urging authorities to release her from prison, where she is serving...
20 young women strip-searched at Şakran prison, lawmaker says
Twenty young women were subjected to strip-searches at Şakran Women’s Prison in western Turkey this summer, a pro-Kurdish lawmaker has alleged, the Bold news...
Former teacher imprisoned on Gülen links dies of cancer shortly after release
Asaleddin Çelik, a 52-year-old former English teacher imprisoned over alleged ties to the Gülen movement, died of cancer on Sunday, shortly after his release...
103 journalists tried, 10 arrested in Turkey in second quarter of 2025
Turkish authorities arrested 10 journalists and launched new prosecutions against dozens more in the second quarter of 2025, according to a new report by...
Istanbul Mayor İmamoğlu standing trial on charges of diploma fraud
Istanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, appeared in a prison courtroom Friday to face charges that he fraudulently obtained his university diploma, opening a high-stakes...
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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...