Syrian journalist in Turkey forced to sign repatriation document for ‘banana’ video protesting discrimination
Majed Shama, a Syrian journalist residing in Turkey, was forced to sign a “voluntary repatriation document” after his report on Syrian refugees sharing videos...
SCF’s website blocked in Turkey
An Ankara court has ruled to block the web site of Stockholm Center for Freedom, an advocacy organization that promotes the rule of law,...
17 press groups urge Turkey to drop provisions in bill criminalizing LGBTQ+ reporting
Seventeen international press organizations have called on Turkey to remove provisions from a new judicial reform bill that would criminalize reporting on LGBTQ+ issues,...
Turkish gov’t jails 8 more people over their social media posts in Elazığ
Pro-Kurdish media outlets have reported that 8 out of 12 people who were detained by Turkish security forces on August 18, 2017 in Karakoçan...
Just three sentences left behind from Turkish prisoner’s letter censored with scissors
A letter sent by a Turkish prisoner to a journalist was censored by an unprecedented method and just three sentences of the letter left...
Radio & Television Supreme Council begins supervision of Internet broadcasting in Turkey
A newly passed regulation authorizing Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) to exercise vast powers over online streaming services took effect as of...
Turkish government blocks access to Fethullah Gülen’s four critical videos in Youtube
Turkish government has blocked access to four critical videos of Turkish-Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen which were recently posted in Youtube on Tuesday.
Following a demand...
168 female journalists stood trial in Turkey in 2023: report
The Mesopotamia Women Journalists Association (MKG) has released a report focusing on alleged rights violations of female journalists in Turkey in 2023, which found...
Turkey charges 4 journalists with aiding criminal organization in İmamoğlu indictment
Four Turkish journalists have been charged with aiding a criminal organization and publicly spreading false information in an indictment that also seeks up to...
Islamic scholar’s death triggers new wave of online censorship in Turkey
Turkish authorities are investigating at least 177 social media users due to their posts about the late Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, labeled as a...
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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...