Turkey’s witch hunt of critics was expanded to Austria
Turkey’s relentless campaign to hunt down critics of the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan abroad reached as far as Austria, documents obtained by...
Members of EP call on European Court of Human Rights to save lives in...
Members of the European Parliament called a bill approved by the Turkish legislature that excludes political prisoners from an amnesty provision “a great disappointment”...
Discriminatory amnesty bill passed by Turkish parliament
The Turkish parliament on April 14 passed an early parole bill that will reduce the inmate population in the country’s overcrowded prisons.
Conceived as a...
Turkish intelligence allowed to ‘question’ prisoners under newly passed bill
A bill passed on Tuesday by the Turkish parliament allows intelligence officers to temporarily take inmates out of prison facilities for “questioning” on terrorism-related...
3 Turkish prisoners die out of 17 infected with coronavirus: minister
Three Turkish prisoners have died of the coronavirus, Turkey’s justice minister said on Monday as he announced the first cases of convicts diagnosed with...
Turkish Embassy spied on critical journalist in Denmark, helped build false criminal case, secret...
Abdullah Bozkurt
The Turkish Embassy in Copenhagen profiled and monitored a Denmark-based Turkish journalist who was critical of the government in Ankara and had been...
New gov’t bill paves the way for academic dismissals from universities
A new bill proposed by Turkey’s Islamist, ultranationalist government that will pave the way for academic dismissals from universities on accusations of disseminating terrorist...
Where is Yusuf Bilge Tunç?
Yusuf Bilge Tunç disappeared in broad daylight on August 6, 2019, leaving no trace behind. He has not been heard from since. All the...
Remains of PKK militant mailed to family in a box
A new bill of Turkey’s Islamist and ultra nationalist government, which will pave the way for dismissals from universities with the accusation of ‘terrorist...
Turkey is the top violator of European rights charter, ECtHR statistics show
Turkey is ranked first in the number of violations of the European Convention on Human Rights in the 60-year history of the European Court...
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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...
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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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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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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...