Human rights bodies: 5,268 people tortured under Turkey’s state of emergency
A total of 5,268 people, including 133 children, were reportedly subjected to torture in Turkish prisons, under police custody, outside of detention facilities, during...
Lawyers for Turkey’s jailed Kurdish presidential candidate apply to ECtHR
Lawyers for Selahattin Demirtaş, the jailed presidential candidate of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), applied to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)...
Turkish President Erdoğan’s ultra-nationalist ally targets journalists who ‘defamed’ his party
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli, an ultra-nationalist ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, ran an advertisement in a number of newspapers...
Turkish President Erdoğan’s spokesman tells US congressman to ‘shut up’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s spokesperson has slammed a US congressman who urged on social media no congratulations for Erdoğan’s June 24 election win,...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 132 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish authorities on Tuesday issued detention warrants for a total of 132 people over alleged links to the Gülen movement, the state-run Anadolu news...
Turks who voted for Erdoğan would be better off in Turkey than Austria, deputy...
A prominent member of Austria’s Freedom Party, the junior partner in the country’s coalition government, has said Turks in Austria who voted for Turkish...
EU Commission hopes Turkey will remain ‘committed partner’ on key issues
The European Commission said on Monday it hoped Turkey would “remain a committed partner” after an election that gave President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sweeping...
OSCE: Opposition parties denied equal conditions for campaigning for Turkish elections
Opposition parties were denied equal conditions for campaigning in Turkey’s June 24 elections, and the incumbent president and ruling party enjoyed undue advantage, including...
CHP’s İnce concedes defeat, denies Erdoğan threatened him
Muharrem İnce, the presidential candidate of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), on Monday conceded defeat in the June 24 presidential election, denying...
Turkey’s Erdoğan announces victory as vote counting nears end
As the tallying of votes comes to an end, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a statement on Sunday evening at the presidential office...
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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...
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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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...