Purge victim dies after heart attack in Turkish prison
Bayram Tekin, a former police officer who was fired by a government decree as part of purges that followed a 2016 coup attempt in...
Detention warrants issued for 121 Turkish diplomats over alleged links to Gülen movement
Amid a non-stop witch-hunt targeting the alleged members of the Gülen movement, detention warrants were issued on Thursday for 121 Turkish diplomats who were...
Turkey’s hunger threshold reaches minimum wage
A labor union study put Turkey’s hunger threshold for March at TL 16,793 ($523), slightly below the minimum wage of TL 17,002, the Evrensel...
14 detained in Turkey over use of ByLock messaging app despite ECtHR rulings
Although the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has in several cases made clear that use of the ByLock messaging app does not constitute...
Turkish gov’s issues detention warrants for 108 police, 56 military officers over alleged links...
Turkish government has issued detention warrants for 108 former or retired police officers, including high-ranking police staff and detained more than 60 of them on...
Venice Commission: Emergency decree laws obstruct local democracy in Turkey
The Venice Commission, the Council of Europe’s (COE) expert body on legal and constitutional affairs, stated on Friday that Turkey’s emergency decree laws, which were...
İzmir Bar Association leaders face probe after reporting alleged rights abuses
Turkish authorities have authorized an investigation into İzmir Bar Association President Sefa Yılmaz and board members over human rights reports prepared by the bar...
IHD report reveals high number of human rights violations and discrimination against minors
A large number of minors in Turkey have been the subject of human rights violations and discrimination in the last year, according to a...
Turkey uses vague morality laws to target LGBTQ+ community: rights group
An international human rights group has said Turkish authorities are using broadly defined “obscenity” and “indecency” laws — and proposing new restrictions — to...
EU lawmakers demand firm response to Turkey’s rights abuses after İstanbul mayor’s arrest
Thirty-two members of the European Parliament have called on the European Commission to take urgent action over what they describe as escalating human rights...
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Turkey’s Post-Coup Crackdown, 10 Years On: A Decade’s Legacy
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This report examines how the sweeping measures introduced in Turkey following the coup attempt of July 15, 2016 evolved over the next decade...
UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights Violations...
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This report analyzes UN findings on Turkey’s post-2016 counterterrorism measures targeting people with alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement.
Drawing on opinions of...
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...