Turkey bans all gay festivals, forums, exhibitions on security grounds in Ankara
The Ankara Governor’s Office has banned all gay festivals, screenings, forums and exhibitions on security grounds, according to the BBC news. The governor’s office said...
Syrian refugees, political opposition and İstanbul Convention were the subjects of most disinformation, report...
Topics that were the subjects of most disinformation on traditional and social media in Turkey were Syrian refugees, political opposition against the Turkish government...
Turkey bars entry of critics by adding their names next to ISIL suspects
Turkey has been arbitrarily refusing the entry for foreign nationals of Turkish origin who are deemed critical of the country's autocratic President Recep Tayyip...
Death toll of minors in Turkey’s vocational training centers rises to 9 amid safety...
The death toll of minors working in Turkey's vocational training centers, known as MESEM, has risen to nine for the 2023-2024 academic year, raising...
Turkey orders detention of 20 over alleged Gülen links
Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday ordered the detention of 20 people due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, according to Turkish media reports.
As part...
Opposition MP submits parliamentary question about refugees allegedly thrown into river
Opposition MP Mustafa Yeneroğlu asked in a parliamentary question posed to the interior minister if an investigation had been launched into a claim that...
Erdoğan targets West: Some haven’t forgotten the pain of losing İstanbul
Continuing to target the West during his nonstop “yes” campaign ahead of an April 16 referendum on a switch to an executive presidency, Turkey's...
Turkish interior minister orders Erdoğan portrait hung in official buildings
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has ordered all institutions under the authority of his ministry to hang a portrait of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
Daughter of chairwoman of Turkey’s Council of State appointed to Erdoğan’s palace
Gonca Hatinoğlu, the daughter of Zerrin Güngör, the chairwoman of the Council of State, Turkey’s highest administrative court, was appointed to the presidential palace...
Post-coup purge victim, family barred from dormitory allocated to earthquake survivors
A former teacher who was fired from the civil service following a July 15, 2016 coup attempt in Turkey and his family haven’t been...
Latest Reports
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...