Turkish police seeking to detain 24 more journalists
As part of an investigation targeting people over the alleged use of a smart phone application known as ByLock, Turkish police are looking for...
Turkish journalists Aksoy, Taş released by İstanbul court after 14 months in jail
Atilla Taş, a former singer and a columnist for the now-closed Meydan daily, Murat Aksoy, former columnist of now-closed Bugün daily, and Davut Aydın,...
Turkish veteran journalist Acar, who said ‘My newspaper turned into a prison,’ in jail...
Mustafa Erkan Acar (45), a Turkish journalist with 22 years of experience, has been deprived of his freedom for 557 days as of Feb. 2,...
Seventeen int’l press freedom groups condemn raid on pro-Kurdish daily
Seventeen international press freedom groups have called on Turkish authorities to immediately release 12 printing plant workers and staff arrested on March 28 at...
RSF launches campaign to protest Turkey’s Erdoğan during UK visit
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) along with several other international press freedom organizations have launched a campaign to protest Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has...
Jailed Turkish journalist Emre Soncan: European politicians disloyal to European values
Turkish journalist Emre Soncan (36), who has been jailed in Turkey's notorious Silivri Prison in İstanbul for 667 days and sentenced by a court to...
Turkish court rules to jail Kurdish journalist Berzan Güneş in Şırnak province
A court in Turkey's eastern Şırnak province on Monday ruled to jail Kurdish journalist Berzan Güneş, a reporter for the pro-Kurdish Mezopotamya news agency,...
Jailed Zaman columnist Alkan seen with wife in first photo from Turkish prison
A photo of Ahmet Turan Alkan, a columnist from the now-closed Zaman daily, with his wife during an open visit at Silivri Prison, where...
Google’s Blogspot service mistakenly blocked in Turkey for one day
The İstanbul 10th Penal Court of Peace mistakenly banned access for one day to the Google-owned Blogspot blogging service on Tuesday due to an...
6,033 people taken to court over allegedly insulting Turkish President Erdoğan in 2017
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan filed criminal complaints against 6,033 people in 2017 over alleged insults of him, with 2,099 of them sentenced by...
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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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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...