Turkey’s top court finds discrimination in denial of retirement payment to dismissed civil servant
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that a former public servant was subjected to unlawful discrimination when he was denied a retirement payment following his...
Prosecutors, lawyers use corruption probe to extort İstanbul city officials: CHP leader
Turkey’s main opposition leader has accused a group of prosecutors and lawyers of operating an extortion scheme targeting municipal employees in İstanbul, claiming they...
Top Turkish court faults prosecutors for delayed, inadequate probe into Gezi protester’s police injury
Turkey’s top court ruled that Ankara prosecutors violated a protester’s rights by failing to conduct a prompt and adequate investigation into the injuries he...
Ailing opposition mayor transferred back to prison despite health concerns
Mehmet Murat Çalık, the mayor of İstanbul’s Beylikdüzü district undergoing evaluation for a possible recurrence of lymphoma, was transferred back to prison on Wednesday...
Turkey’s top court says ex-Kurdish lawmaker’s rights violated in Kobani trial
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the pretrial detention of a former Kurdish lawmaker accused of inciting violence during protests linked to the 2014...
Turkey arrests Council of Europe youth delegate over speech on jailed mayors, police violence
Enes Hocaoğulları, an LGBTQ+ activist and Turkey’s youth delegate to the Council of Europe’s Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, has been arrested over...
Over 26,000 rights violations reported in Turkey’s prisons in 2024, watchdog says
A leading human rights organization has documented at least 26,632 rights violations in Turkish prisons in 2024, citing overcrowding, denial of medical care, torture...
Amnesty urges Turkey to reinstate legal status of Syrian asylum seeker diagnosed with HIV
Amnesty International has called on Turkish authorities to immediately restore the temporary protection status of Syrian asylum seeker Ahmad Aabo, who remains without access to essential...
Turkish Alzheimer’s patient jailed over Gülen ties hospitalized after health deteriorates
İbrahim Güngör, a 73-year-old Alzheimer’s patient whose deteriorating health raised concerns about his continued imprisonment, was hospitalized on July 25 after contracting an infection,...
Turkey among top abusers of INTERPOL’s notice system, UK parliament report says
Turkey is among the most prolific abusers of INTERPOL’s notice system, a UK parliamentary report has found, warning that authoritarian regimes are increasingly exploiting...
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Turkey's record on torture and ill-treatment continued to deteriorate in 2025, despite its commitments under international human rights conventions.
Throughout the year human rights organizations...
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...
Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: 2025 in Review
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...
Women’s rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
The state of women’s rights in Turkey showed no meaningful improvement in 2025, as longstanding problems persisted and new challenges emerged. Femicides, institutional failures...
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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