Turkish soldiers and police officers captured by PKK say they have been abandoned
Turkish soldiers and police officers captured by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have stated that they were abandoned to the hands of the...
Imprisoned former teacher denied proper treatment while illness progresses in prison
Former teacher imprisoned on trumped up terrorism charges, who has been suffering from Hepatitis B was denied proper treatment by prison authorities and his...
Erdoğan says US threats and blackmail against Turkey will only hurt itself
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday targeted the US, which has imposed sanctions on Turkey over the continued detention and trial of an...
ISIL suspect’s release from jail before deadly shootout in Turkey sparks anger
A gun battle between Turkish police and suspected Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants that killed three officers has triggered a...
Erdoğan says Reza Zarrab is his citizen, Turkey has to stand behind him
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said a Turkish-Iranian businessman, Reza Zarrab, who was arrested in the US in 2016 for violating sanctions...
Journalist detained by Turkish police in Mersin for carrying a magazine
A journalist working for the Özgürlükçü Demokrasi newspaper, Özkan Erdal, has been detained in Tarsus district of Mersin province, Evrensel daily reported on Friday....
COMMENTARY — Turkey attempted to thwart CoE media alert platform
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Feeling both shamed and troubled by the number of alerts posted on the Council of Europe (CoE) Platform for the Safety of...
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog imposes program ban, fine on pro-opposition Halk TV
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), Turkey’s government regulator for broadcasting, has imposed a five-time program ban as well as an upper limit...
Turkish comedian Deniz Göktaş detained at İstanbul Airport over viral stand-up show
Turkish comedian Deniz Göktaş was detained at İstanbul Airport on Thursday on his return from abroad as part of an investigation into allegations that...
Turkey’s veteran pollster Özer Sencar detained by police
Turkish political observer, prominent pollster and owner of the MetroPoll polling company Professor Özer Sencar was detained by police on Saturday.
“Özer Sencar was taken...
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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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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...