33 Swedish media groups call on Erdoğan to free jailed journalists
The editors-chief of 33 media organizations in Sweden sent an open letter to Turkey's autocratic President Tayyip Erdoğan on the anniversary of a failed...
Turkey’s top imam calls for social media regulation amid discussions on new government body
President of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) Ali Erbaş has called for a new legal framework for social media use, saying the establishment of...
Turkish student gets 2-years suspended prison sentence over popular anti-Erdoğan video
Twenty-one years old university student Ali Gül, who appeared in a popular No campaign video in the run up to the April 16 presidential...
Jailed Turkish journalist/novelist Ahmet Altan: I am living what I wrote in a novel…
Prominent Turkish novelist and newspaper editor Ahmet Altan, who was sentenced by a Turkish court to life in prison without the possibility of parole on...
Prison administration investigates Kurdish journalist for map showing Turkey smaller than actual size
The administration of a high-security prison in the eastern province of Van launched an investigation into jailed Kurdish journalist Nedim Türfent for a world...
Turkish journalist Alparslan Akkuş faces 15 years in prison over alleged links to Gülen...
A case was opened on Tuesday against Turkish journalist Abdullah Alparslan Akkuş, who used to be Ankara bureau chief for the now-closed Bugün daily,...
Turkish journalist Ufuk Şanlı in jail for his tweet about pro-gov’t businessman
A business journalist who made a career for himself in covering economy, trade and investment has been behind bars for 457 days for commenting...
RSF urges British PM May to raise press freedom issues in Turkey, US
Christophe Deloire, Secretary General of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), has urged British Prime Minister Therasa May to use her meetings with Turkish President Recep...
Turkish gov’t blocks access to websites of 4 pro-Kurdish news outlets
Turkish government has blocked access to the websites of the pro-Kurdish news outlets Mezopotamya news agency, Özgürlükçü Demokrasi, Demokrat Haber and 1HaberVar news sites. The websites...
Currency crisis hits publishing industry in Turkey
A sharp decline in the value of the Turkish lira has led to a crisis in the publishing sector since Turkey imports almost all...
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Turkey's record on torture and ill-treatment continued to deteriorate in 2025, despite its commitments under international human rights conventions.
Throughout the year human rights organizations...
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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...
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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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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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