Turkey Purge: 1,895 people detained, 992 people jailed in past 15 days over coup...
Turkish government has continued its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting the alleged members of the Gülen movement and the citizens from Turkey’s Kurdish minority...
Turkey indicts TV station owner in money-laundering case amid broader media crackdown
Turkish prosecutors have filed an indictment against the owner of Flash TV, a privately owned broadcaster long seen as critical of the government, in...
German press groups call for release of Die Welt reporter detained in Turkey
German press organizations have called on Turkish authorities to release Die Welt reporter Deniz Yücel who was detained in Turkey on Feb.17.
Yücel, the Turkey...
Local Turkish TV channel red-tagged after reports on municipal corruption
The headquarters of TV 52, situated in Turkey's Ordu province, was red-tagged on March 12 over alleged violation of fire safety regulations.
Police from Ordu’s...
Pro-gov’t discourse dominates Turkish media landscape: report
An overwhelming majority of Turkish media outlets give little to no screen time to opposition pundits while allocating the lion’s share to a handful...
EP’s Piri: Imprisonment of Berberoğlu is a new low point in Turkey
Kati Piri, the European Parliament’s rapporteur for Turkey, on Thursday said the sentencing and imprisonment of main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) İstanbul deputy...
Turkish court extends arrest warrant for neo-nationalist Sözcü daily’s owner over Gülen links
An outstanding arrest warrant for Burak Akbar, the proprietor of the neo-nationalist Sözcü daily, was extended by a Turkish court in İstanbul on Wednesday.
Akbay faces...
Evrensel daily editor-in-chief investigated for insulting Erdoğan in article
The Evrensel newspaper’s editor-in-chief Fatih Polat said on Thursday he is under investigation on allegations of insulting Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in...
Imprisoned Turkish media designer: I’m calling you from a shrunken small world
Fevzi Yazıcı, a Turkish member of the US-based international Society for News Design (SND) who was imprisoned last year as part of a government...
Turkey asks Saudi Arabia about detention of journalist over alleged Khashoggi remarks
The Turkish Foreign Ministry has asked for an explanation from Saudi Arabia about the detention of a Turkish journalist last week due to his...
Latest Reports
UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights Violations...
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This report analyzes UN findings on Turkey’s post-2016 counterterrorism measures targeting people with alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement.
Drawing on opinions of...
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...