Student given house arrest for allegedly ‘insulting’ President Erdogan on Twitter
A university student has been sentenced to house arrest for allegedly insulting Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan by retweeting a post in Twitter.
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Former general who died in prison had not been released despite medical report
Kemal Mutlum, a former brigadier general who died in prison on November 23, was not released despite a medical report from Turkey’s Council of...
Journalist Deniz Yücel targeted in email threats by right-wing extremists in Germany
German reporter Deniz Yücel, previously imprisoned in Turkey, has become the latest target for German right-wing extremists with a new wave of threatening emails,...
More than 30,000 children sexually abused in Turkey in 2022
Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) data have revealed that a total of 31,890 children were victims of sexual offenses in the country last year, the...
Turkish Justice Minister says Germany has not replied to Turkey over coup suspect
Turkish Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül has said Germany has not replied to Turkey over whether the prime suspect in Turkey’s attempted coup last year,...
Man suffering from Huntington’s disease imprisoned for a social media post
Bekir Güven, who suffers from the neurodegenerative Huntington's Disease, was sent to prison yesterday after an appeals court upheld a 22-month prison sentence for...
Press groups urge EU to ease visa rules for Turkish journalists
International press and human rights organizations have called on the European Union to overhaul its visa policies for Turkish journalists, saying the current system...
Turkey’s main opposition CHP reiterates in report July 15 was ‘controlled’ coup attempt
A report drafted by Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) on a failed coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016 has repeated...
17 press groups urge Turkey to drop provisions in bill criminalizing LGBTQ+ reporting
Seventeen international press organizations have called on Turkey to remove provisions from a new judicial reform bill that would criminalize reporting on LGBTQ+ issues,...
Turkey plans individualized legal steps for PKK militants under proposed ‘opportunity law’
The Turkish government is preparing individualized legal measures for members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), including those currently in prison and those...
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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...