Minority and Refugee Rights in Turkey: 2021 in Review
Minorities and refugees in Turkey continued to suffer from rights violations, hate speech and attacks throughout the year. President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and his...
Legitimacy of rigged referendum’s result in Turkey widely questioned by Turks, EU and US
As opposition groups have taken the streets of many Turkish cities to protest allegedly rigged referendum results, both the European Union (EU) and the...
Two journalists detained in Turkey based on ‘reasonable suspicion’
Two journalists working for the Dihaber news website, Erdoğan Alayumat and Nuri Akman, were detained on Thursday evening in Turkey's southeastern province of Gaziantep...
EU to host donors conference on Syria, Turkey quake aid on March 16
The European Union will host a donors conference in Brussels on March 16 to mobilize funds in support of people in Turkey and Syria...
Press groups call on Turkey’s top court to annul controversial media law article
Press organizations in Turkey have called on the country’s Constitutional Court to annul a controversial article of a media law which they say is...
JWF: The habitus of silencing journalists in Turkey have no limits
The Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF) has stated that the habitus of silencing journalists in Turkey does not have any limits, in a statement...
Turkey’s pro-Erdoğan thugs launch a campaign of insult targeting those who have to live...
Turkey's pro-Erdoğan thugs in abroad have launched a new method of systematic intimidation targeting the dissent people who have to live in exile because...
Coup suspect general denies notifying army chief about unfolding coup attempt in Turkey
Maj. Gen. Mehmet Dişli, brother of the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AK Party) Deputy Chairman Şaban Dişli, who is accused of being among...
12 int’l NGOs and journalism organizations examine threats to press freedom in Turkey
Twelve international NGOs and journalism organizations are on a three-day mission to Turkey to investigate serious, continued threats to independent journalism in the country.
The...
Turkish government secretly investigated spouses, children of lawyers in Turkey
The government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan secretly investigated the family members of lawyers who were perceived to be critical of the regime...
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
Download PDF
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
Download PDF
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
Download PDF
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
Download PDF
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...
Download PDF
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
Download PDF
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
Download PDF
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...