20 women journalists involved in court proceedings in February: MKG
The Mesopotamia Female Journalists Association (MKG) has announced that a total of 20 women journalists were involved in trial proceedings in February over their...
Streaming platforms to pay 1.5 percent of annual revenue to Turkey’s media watchdog
In yet another move tightening its grip on digital media, Turkey’s broadcasting and streaming regulator, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has made...
2 detained after revealing alleged plot to kill Turkish journalist
Two men have been detained in Turkey following an investigation into a video they produced about an alleged plot to assassinate a journalist, Turkish...
Google accused of censoring independent media outlets in Turkey
Turkish journalists accuse search engine giant Google of indirectly censoring independent media outlets through recent algorithm adjustments that have significantly reduced visibility for many...
3 journalists detained for revealing phone call with court-appointed expert witness
Three journalists have been detained in Turkey after journalist Barış Pehlivan aired a phone call between himself and a court-appointed expert witness whom İstanbul...
Turkey’s RTÜK sanctions TV stations due to content over detained Istanbul mayor
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), Turkey’s broadcasting and streaming regulator, has imposed maximum fines on several media outlets for their coverage of the detention...
IJA marks World Press Freedom Day with plea to free jailed journalists, warning on...
The International Journalists Association (IJA), a Germany-based network of media workers living in exile, marked World Press Freedom Day on Saturday with a call...
RTÜK hits pro-opposition network with broadcasting ban, fine
Turkey’s broadcast regulator has imposed a broadcasting ban and a fine on an opposition-affiliated TV station over remarks made during a political commentary program,...
Photojournalist who captured police killing of Kurdish student faces fourth terrorism indictment
A Turkish prosecutor has issued a fourth indictment against photojournalist Abdurrahman Gök, who took pictures of a Kurdish university student being shot to death...
Press freedom groups urge Turkey to end media crackdown, free journalists
Eight international press freedom groups on Thursday called on Turkey to revise laws restricting media freedom, release jailed journalists and take concrete steps to...
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...