Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs files complaint against journalist Fatih Altaylı
Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs on Monday filed a criminal complaint with the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office against journalist Fatih Altaylı for allegedly...
Turkey ranked third in press freedom violations among EU candidates as crackdown on press...
Turkey recorded the third-highest number of press freedom violations among European Union candidate countries in 2024, with journalists facing mass arrests, censorship and intimidation,...
Turkey presses Netherlands on 217 extradition requests tied to Gülen movement
Turkey’s justice minister said Ankara has asked the Netherlands to extradite 217 people over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, renewing a long-running...
Sweden jails Turkish citizen over attempted ‘terrorist financing’ for PKK
A Swedish court on Thursday found a Turkish citizen guilty of “attempted terrorist financing” for the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a first in...
Turkish teacher’s death raises questions over response to abuse complaints
A 24-year-old teacher in eastern Turkey who repeatedly alleged that education authorities failed to act on her complaints of physical abuse, workplace harassment and...
US warns Turkey: Nothing more to negotiate until pastor Brunson is freed
US President Donald Trump’s top national security aide warned Turkey’s ambassador on Monday that the US has nothing further to negotiate until a detained...
Outlawed Hizb ut-Tahrir to hold Caliphate conference in Turkey
Hizb ut-Tahrir (the Party of Liberation), an outlawed religious organization that was banned in Turkey because of violence, plans the hold a caliphate conference...
Detention warrants issued for 140 in separate operations over Gülen links
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 140 people including former police academy students, military cadets and foreign ministry personnel over alleged links to...
Pro-Kurdish HDP calls Turkish gov’t to stop causing death of sick prisoners
Following the demise of prisoner Koçer Özdal (65), who was seriously ill and died in an intensive care unit while handcuffed to his bed,...
Hürriyet daily spoke with pastor Brunson but failed to publish the interview
The Washington representative of Turkey’s Hürriyet daily interviewed US pastor Andrew Brunson, who was kept in pre-trial detention in Turkey on terrorism charges for...
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...