Helsinki Commission chair disappointed by Turkish court decision on jailed NASA scientist
Helsinki Commission Chairman Sen. Roger Wicker, a Republican from Mississippi, has expressed his disappointment over a recent decision by a Turkish court to reduce...
HRF launches campaign during Turkish President’s UN visit to protest post-coup purge
The Human Rights Foundation (HRF), a New York-based rights association, on Monday launched a campaign protesting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to the...
Children working on farms in Turkey’s Southeast instead of going to school
Thousands of children of farm laborers are working the fields in the Siverek district of southeastern Şanlıurfa province picking cotton instead of going to...
Critical German-Turkish politician to attend Erdoğan state dinner to send ‘signal’
Germany's Opposition Green party politician Cem Özdemir, who is of Turkish descent and has repeatedly slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s policies, is to...
New regulation requires Internet broadcasting platforms in Turkey to secure permission from MİT, police
A new regulation will oblige Internet broadcasting platforms such as Netflix to secure permission to operate from Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) and the...
Turkish police briefly detain journalist who covered man’s suicide
A journalist who covered the story of a 45-year-old father’s suicide in Kocaeli due to his inability to buy a pair of trousers for...
Turkish gov’t prosecutes 344 people over social media posts in a week
The Turkish government has investigated 430 social media accounts and taken legal action against 344 users over the last week (Sept.17-Sept.24) on accusations of...
Turkish gov’t detains 478 people over links to Gülen movement in past week
The Turkish government detained a total of 478 people last week (Sept.17-Sept.24) as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of...
President Erdoğan urges Turkish scientists to return home despite his war on science
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday announced a campaign to bring Turkish scientists back home, personally calling for their return, independent news site...
5-year-old hit by Turkish police vehicle in İdil dies
A child who was hit by a Turkish police vehicle in the İdil district of Şırnak province has died nine months after the accident,...
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Turkey’s Transnational Repression: 2025 in Review
Turkey's campaign of transnational repression against critics abroad continued throughout 2025. Since a coup attempt in July 2016, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s long arm...
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During the year Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continued to relentlessly pursue anyone with alleged links with the faith-based Gülen movement, which he described...
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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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Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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Sippenhaft, also known as...