Kurdish-German politician receives death threats from Turkish far-right groups
Sevim Dağdelen, a Kurdish-German politician from the German Left Party, said she has been receiving death threats from Turkish ultranationalist groups, Deutsche Welle (DW)...
Demirtaş’s attorney named lawyer of the week by The Times
Reyhan Yalçındağ Baydemir, one of the lawyers for Selahattin
Demirtaş, a jailed Kurdish politician in Turkey, has been selected as
lawyer of the week...
Erdoğan threatens to punish Turkish media over ‘harmful content’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday threatened Turkish media with legal action over content “incompatible with national and moral values,” in a move...
Court arrests 6 students for handing out invitations to Suruç massacre commemoration
A Turkish court has arrested six university students for handing out invitations to a ceremony commemorating the victims of an Islamic State in Iraq and...
Canada blocks arms exports to Turkey over misuse
Canada on Monday blocked military arms exports to NATO ally Turkey after a probe found Canadian drone technology had been misdirected for use in...
Woman pushed back by Greece says what masked group did was humiliating and disappointing
A woman who was among five Turks pushed back to Turkey by Greek authorities a week ago Friday says they experienced humiliation and disappointment...
Turkish court accepts indictment seeking up to 23 years in prison for HDP deputy...
An indictment prepared by the Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office seeking between 9,5 and 23 years prison sentence for pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP)...
Greek court turns down new extradition request for Turkish officers
A Greek court on Wednesday blocked a second request by Turkey for the extradition of soldiers who fled to Greece in July after a...
Turkish police ordered to stop people from recording videos during use of force
Turkey’s Security General Directorate has ordered the country’s police officers to stop people from recording videos while law enforcement is carrying out its duties,...
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...
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
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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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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...
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...