212 protestors detained as Turkey marked May Day under full lockdown
Police detained 212 demonstrators in İstanbul, including labor union members and university students, governor's office said on Saturday, for attempting to stage a May...
Turkish President Erdoğan’s advisor: We’ve defeated the US five times since 2015
Retired Brig. Gen. Adnan Tanrıverdi, a top advisor of Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said Turkey has defeated the US five times since...
Turkish gov’t has detained 3,293 military officers over alleged Gülen links since Jan. 1
The Turkish government has detained 3,293 military officers and arrested 717 of them since January 1, 2018 as part of its massive post-coup witch...
Turkey sees record number of young worker deaths despite gov’t pledge to combat child...
The number of underage deaths from occupational accidents reached a record high in 2024, despite the Turkish government's pledge to effectively prevent such fatalities,...
US completes 100-bed emergency field hospital in southern Turkey
The US has set up a 100-bed emergency hospital in southern Turkey, which was hit by devastating earthquakes in early February, according to the...
Turkey issues detention warrants for 17 football fans over banner for supporting hunger strikers
Detention warrants were issued by Samsun Chief prosecutor's Office for 17 fans of Turkish football club Beşiktaş for holding a banner during a Sunday match that...
Turkey detains 585 people over Gülen links in past week
Turkish police detained 585 people between Nov. 19 and Nov. 26 as part of its post-coup crackdown targeting followers of the Gülen movement, according...
Pro-Kurdish candidate fights anti-migrant sentiment in local Turkish elections
A pro-Kurdish candidate who lost his arm in prison during a police raid after a hunger strike in 2000 has turned three decades of...
Polling center membership of 164 opposition figures cancelled
Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) has cancelled the membership and presiding officer position at polling centers of 164 main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP)...
European Court of Human Rights decides to evaluate Altan brothers’ plea
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has decided to evaluate the application of imprisoned authors and journalists Ahmet Altan and Mehmet Altan, citing...
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...