Turkey violated prisoners’ rights by not granting visits for schoolchildren on weekends: ECtHR
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkish authorities violated the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) by not allowing...
Turkish women start social media campaign against withdrawal from Istanbul Convention
Prominent women in Turkey have started a social media campaign against the government’s decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, the Council of Europe’s...
Turkish police raid critical online news outlet Sendika62.org
Turkish police raided the offices of Sendika62.org, a left-leaning online news outlet critical of the Turkish government, at 2:15 a.m. on Thursday, with prosecutors...
Yusuf Bilge Tunç’s father says their lives on hold 500 days after his disappearance
The father of Yusuf Bilge Tunç, who went missing more than a year ago and is feared to have been abducted by Turkish intelligence,...
Turkish security forces have killed 502 people at Syrian border in last decade
Turkish security forces have killed a total of 502 people in the last 10 years at the Syrian border, said lawyer Ahmet Baran Çelik...
Turkey detains 39 over alleged links to Gülen movement
Police in the last two days have detained 39 individuals over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement in six provinces across Turkey, Turkish...
Turkey’s deputy PM Bozdağ: Nobody is under investigation due to journalistic activities
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ has said nobody in Turkey is under investigation for having written an article or published a news report...
520 children of imprisoned mothers grow up in Turkey’s jails
As Turkey celebrated the 97th anniversary of the foundation of the Turkish Parliament, National Sovereignty and Children’s Day on April 23, at least 520...
Religious communities in Turkey face systematic rights violations, US report says
Religious communities in Turkey face systematic and severe violations of their religious freedom, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom said in its...
Enes Kanter Freedom’s new memoir recounts fight against Erdoğan, Chinese abuses
Former Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter Freedom has published a memoir that details his persecution by Turkey’s government under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, his...
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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...
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...