Turkey’s pro-Kurdish HDP elects Buldan and Temelli as new co-chairpersons
Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has elected Pervin Buldan and Sezai Temelli as its new co-chairpersons during a the 3rd party congress in...
Turkish journalist faces investigation for accusing minister’s husband of ByLock use
An İstanbul prosecutor launched investigation against journalist and Fox TV anchor İsmail Küçükkaya and lawyer Fidel Okan on Tuesday for implying that Turkish Minister of...
Turkey and Iran unlawfully push back Afghan asylum seekers, says Amnesty International report
A new report released by Amnesty International on Wednesday has revealed that Turkey and Iran pushed back large numbers of Afghan asylum seekers who...
Press freedom groups urge Turkey to end media crackdown, free journalists
Eight international press freedom groups on Thursday called on Turkey to revise laws restricting media freedom, release jailed journalists and take concrete steps to...
Freedom House: Turkish gov’t detains tens of thousands arbitrarily over alleged use of ByLock
The US-based think tank Freedom House, which has listed Turkey in his newly released report among the countries in which Internet freedoms are restricted...
[UPDATE] Int’l community rushes to offer Turkey, Syria aid after powerful earthquake
Countries around the world mobilized rapidly to send aid and rescue workers on Monday after a massive earthquake killed more than 5,000 people in...
Turkish novelist in self-imposed exile not to return home despite acquittal
Prominent Turkish novelist Aslı Erdoğan, who now lives in self-imposed exile, has said she would not return home to Turkey despite her acquittal last...
ECtHR faults Turkey for prolonged detention of businessman jailed over Gülen links
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday ruled that Turkey had violated the right to liberty of jailed businessman and philanthropist Cafer Tekin İpek...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 77 people over alleged use of ByLock
The Turkish government detained at least 33 people on Thursday morning across Turkey as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members...
European Commission notes ‘serious deficiencies’ in functioning of Turkey’s institutions
The European Commission in its yearly report on Turkey released on Wednesday said there are “serious deficiencies” in the functioning of Turkey’s democratic institutions,...
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...