Turkey ranks 40th of 41 countries in social justice index
Turkey has been ranked 40th on a list of 41 EU and Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries in a social justice...
Number of inmates in Turkish prisons virtually doubled in last 5 years: report
The number of people in prison per 100,000 of the Turkish population increased from 188 in December 2013 to 323 in December 2018, the...
457 sick inmates in Turkish prisons are in critical condition: rights lawyer
There are 1,333 ailing inmates in Turkish prisons, 457 of whom are in critical condition, according to Turkey’s Human Rights Foundation (İHD), the Cumhuriyet...
Kurdish politician denied medical care for a week despite loss of consciousness
Selahattin Demirtaş, an imprisoned Kurdish politician, temporarily lost consciousness on Nov. 26 after experiencing pain in his chest and trouble breathing but was not...
Turkish gov’t planned a campaign of arrest prior to coup attempt, classified document shows
A review of a confidential Turkish military document reveals how the first group of more than 7,000 people who were taken into custody within...
Turkish online news editor faces up to 15 years for reporting on gov’t whistleblower
A Turkish prosecutor has drafted an indictment for Doğan Akın, the editor and founder of the T24 news website, for his reporting on a...
Jailed Turkish journalist Altan awarded Germany’s Geschwister-Scholl Prize
Jailed Turkish journalist and author Ahmet Altan, 69, has been announced as the recipient of Germany’s prestigious Geschwister-Scholl Prize, German news outlets reported on...
Turkish intelligence agency used a family-owned business to provide supplies for ISIS
Abdullah Bozkurt
Two Turkish nationals and their company, recently sanctioned by the US Treasury for aiding and abetting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria...
Turkey detains 261,000, arrests 91,000 in post-coup crackdown on Gülen followers
Turkey has investigated 559,064 people for alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, which is accused of masterminding a 2016 coup attempt despite its...
Turkish court challenges top court reversal of Cumhuriyet journalists’ conviction
A Turkish court on Thursday decided to challenge a Supreme Court of Appeals ruling that overturned the court’s previous conviction of 12 former Cumhuriyet...
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Torture, Ill-treatment and Prison Conditions in Turkey: 2025 in Review
Turkey's record on torture and ill-treatment continued to deteriorate in 2025, despite its commitments under international human rights conventions.
Throughout the year human rights organizations...
Turkey’s Transnational Repression: 2025 in Review
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...
Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: 2025 in Review
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...
Women’s rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
The state of women’s rights in Turkey showed no meaningful improvement in 2025, as longstanding problems persisted and new challenges emerged. Femicides, institutional failures...
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...