Greek court blocks 2nd extradition request for Turkish officers, Ankara reacts
A Greek court on Thursday blocked a second extradition request by Turkey for the final two of eight soldiers who fled to Greece in...
Turkey maintains global lead in Twitter censorship requests
Turkey continued to be the worst country in the world in terms of Twitter censorship, with the highest number of third-party takedown requests, court...
Turkish gov’t detains Bank Asya’s 49 shareholders over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish government has issued detention warrants for 68 former shareholders closed Islamic lender Bank Asya and detained 49 of them so far on Wednesday over...
Activists renew calls for release of incarcerated mothers with sick children
Following the recent death of 6-year-old Yusuf Kerim Sayın, who was separated from his imprisoned mother during his struggle with bone cancer, human rights...
36 face detention over alleged Gülen links in ‘payphone investigation’
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 36 people including active duty and former military officers as well as former military cadets due to...
Union chair arrested on Erdoğan insult charges after remarks on bread consumption
A Turkish court has arrested the head of a bakers union in İstanbul after he implicitly criticized the government over Turks’ excessive bread consumption,...
Turkish gov’t detains dozens over their alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government on Wednesday detained dozens of people across Turkey, including active duty military officers, teachers, academics and health workers, as part of...
Turkey blocks access to German daily Bild’s website
Access to the German daily BILD’s website has been blocked by the Turkish government, several media outlets reported on Wednesday.
The decision came after BILD...
Turkey blocks access to 27 popular VPN services amid tightening internet restrictions
Turkey has expanded its crackdown on internet access by banning 27 popular Virtual Private Network (VPN) services, according to the Freedom of Expression Association.The...
Report reveals 368 female students subjected to sexual abuse in 2016
A report released by the Eğitim-Sen teachers’ union has revealed that a total of 368 female students were subjected to sexual abuse in 2016...
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...