US lawmakers propose halting weapons sales to Turkey
A $717 billion annual US defense policy bill, whose details were released on Friday, includes a measure to temporarily halt weapons sales to Turkey.
According...
Kurdish MP injured in police intervention in protest in SE Turkey
A lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) was injured as a result of police intervention in a demonstration held in the southeastern...
UK legal opinion: Turkey breaches human rights by detaining people for using ByLock
A legal opinion published in London has found that tens of thousands of Turkish citizens detained or dismissed from their jobs on the basis...
Turkish gov’t jailed 77,081 people since controversial coup attempt in 2016 over alleged links...
The Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan jailed 77,081 people between July 15, 2016 and April 11, 2018 over alleged links to...
Swedish social democrats launch campaign in solidarity with arrested HDP politicians
Coalition partner of Swedish government, the Swedish Social Democratic Party (SAP) and Olof Palme Center have launched a donation campaign to provide financial support...
A Kurdish villager shot dead allagedly by Turkish soldiers in Ardahan province
A Kurdish villager was allegedly shot dead by Turkish soldiers in Ardahan province on Tuesday morning. According to the reports by pro-Kurdish news outlets...
Turkish journalist appears in court over report on minister’s private hotel project
A Turkish journalist is standing trial after reporting on a hotel project linked to the private company of Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri...
Turkish gov’t arrests 30 more lawyers over alleged Gülen links on Lawyers Day
Turkish government has arrested 30 more lawyers over alleged Gülen links on April 5 which is celebrated as Lawyers Day in Turkey. A lawyer representing...
Quake victims, bar associations warn new bill could free suspects in deadly building collapses
Families of victims of Turkey’s 2023 earthquakes and several bar associations have raised objections to a new judicial reform package that they say will...
US lists widespread human rights violations in Turkey in annual report
An annual human rights report from the US State Department has exposed the human rights abuses frequently faced by a wide range of people in Turkey...
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...