ECtHR rules Turkey violated rights of dozens detained over alleged Gülen links
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Turkey violated the rights of 117 individuals who were held in pretrial detention in...
Colleagues arrested in post-coup crackdown victims of false charges, says veteran journalist
Veteran journalist Şahin Alpay, who was imprisoned following a coup attempt in Turkey in July 2016, has saidin an interview that many of his colleagues arrested in a post-coup purge were victims of trumped-up...
RTÜK suspends Turkish TV station for hosting former football star sought on Gülen links
Turkey's broadcasting watchdog RTÜK has ordered a suspension of three episodes of a TV program for hosting former national football player Hakan Şükür, who...
29 women in Turkey killed in domestic violence in November: Platform Against Femicide
A total of 29 women in Turkey have been killed in incidents of domestic violence and 10 women died under suspicious circumstances in November,...
Turkey’s 8 security personnel killed in clash with the outlawed PKK
Eight security personnel, including six soldiers and two security guards, were killed in an armed standoff between the Turkish Armed Forces and the outlawed...
Rights defender reveals memo barring Turkey’s purge victims from public buildings
Opposition MP and leading human rights advocate Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu has won his legal battle to obtain a 2016 classified memo in which a...
More than 1,400 sick prisoners are held in Turkish penal institutions: report
At least 1,412 inmates, including hundreds who are critically ill, are being held in Turkish prisons under conditions that exacerbate their health problems, according...
Properties of 4 Turkish media outlets seized from gov’t critic up for sale
Properties belonging to four of the media outlets that the Turkish government seized under post-coup emergency rule have been put up for sale by...
European rights court says Turkey violated 4 judges’ right to challenge their dismissal
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled Tuesday that Turkey had violated the rights of four senior judges who were unable to challenge...
Turkish gov’t to sentence 24 Kurdish journalists up to 15-year jail term
Lawsuits have been filed against 24 Kurdish journalists who had been detained during a raid on August 28, 2016 on the office of Kurdish...
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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...
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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...