Turkish gov’t censors official website of Turkey’s main opposition CHP
The Turkish government has extended its widespread and systematic censorship to the official website of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP).
According to a...
Brig. General Caha says July 15 coup carried out under control of chief of...
Brig. Gen. Erhan Caha, one of 221 suspects including over two dozen former Turkish generals accused of being ringleaders of an attempted coup on...
Turkey’s main opposition leader faces fresh probe, lawsuit over remarks criticizing Erdoğan
Turkey’s justice minister announced on Wednesday that prosecutors have opened an investigation into main opposition leader Özgür Özel over comments he made criticizing President...
Turkish court sends parents of 6 to prison on Gülen charges conviction
A Turkish couple on Saturday was arrested and sent to prison to serve sentences for conviction of links to the Gülen movement, leaving their...
Turkey orders hundreds of detentions over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish authorities have ordered the detention of 279 people in the last five days due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, according to...
Turkey’s poverty threshold continues to rise in 2026
The monthly income needed for a family of four in Turkey to stay above the poverty line rose to 106,817 lira ($2,402) in March,...
Turkey removes limitations on more than 50,000 passports
The Ministry of Interior Affairs has lifted restrictions on the passports of 51,171 people, Turkish media reported on Friday, despite claims that previous similar...
CHP’s İmamoğlu acquitted of charges of insulting AKP district mayor
İstanbul’s popular mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, has been acquitted of charges of insulting a district mayor in the city from the ruling Justice and Development Party...
Turkish court gives author suspended sentence for alleged terrorist propaganda
Author, director, and journalist Ruhi Karadağ has been handed down a 15-month suspended sentence on charges of disseminating terrorist propaganda in one of his...
YouTube’s decision to appoint local representative in Turkey will increase censorship, rights watchdogs say
YouTube’s move to appoint a local representative in Turkey will inevitably lead to an increase in arbitrary censorship and compromise people’s privacy and right...
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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...