Turkish district governor accused of beating minors after argument with his son
Turgay Gülenç, the governor of a district in southern Turkey, is facing accusations of child abuse and misconduct after allegedly assaulting five boys aged...
Court upholds acquittal of ISIL suspect of crimes against humanity in 2015 Ankara bombing,...
A Turkish appeals court has upheld a lower court’s acquittal of an Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) suspect on the charge...
Women’s rights group protests 3 femicides in one day in Turkey’s Mersin province
A women’s rights group in the southern Turkish province of Mersin held a street protest on Tuesday, condemning the murder of three women in...
Rights groups urge Turkish authorities to uphold child protections amid calls for harsher juvenile...
Human rights organizations in Turkey have issued a statement urging the protection of children's rights and compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child...
Turkish authorities jail 9-months-pregnant woman for attempting to flee prior to retrial over Gülen...
A Turkish woman previously sentenced to over six years for her alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement has been arrested by a court...
Istanbul University revokes imprisoned opposition mayor’s master’s degree
Istanbul University has revoked the master’s degree of Ekrem İmamoğlu, the jailed mayor of Istanbul and presidential candidate, citing procedural violations in his academic...
Forest fires prompt accusations of willful neglect, profiteering against Turkish gov’t
A wildfire that destroyed large swaths of forest in Turkey’s northwestern Bursa province has sparked intense public backlash, with opposition lawmakers and professional organizations...
Turkish judge again stands alone as Europe’s top human rights court condemns systemic abuses...
Turkish judge Saadet Yüksel cast the sole dissenting vote as the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on July 22, 2025 ruled that 239...
Turkey’s drone industry fuels African conflicts: report
As African militaries increasingly turn to drone warfare, Turkey has emerged as a dominant supplier, providing low-cost armed drones that are reshaping the region’s...
Turkey arrests 24 over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish authorities have arrested 24 suspects and placed 26 others under judicial supervision over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkish media reported.
Investigators...
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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...
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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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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...