Turkey ranks 155th in RSF’s World Press Freedom Index
Turkey, which has around 200 journalists jailed in its prisons, is ranked 155th among 180 countries in the 2017 World Press Freedom Index released...
Turkish PM, sons, sue for alleged damages from Cumhuriyet over Paradise Papers
Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım and his sons have filed a lawsuit for alleged damages in the amount of TL 500,000 against the Cumhuriyet...
CPJ urges Turkey to protect 3 journalists facing death threats
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Tuesday called on Turkish authorities to ensure the security of three reporters who have received death threats...
1 journalist arrested, 4 released on judicial probation for ‘targeting public officials’
A Turkish court has ruled for the arrest of one of five journalists detained on Tuesday on allegations of targeting public officials while four...
Court halts trial of MP in MİT trucks case due to parliamentary immunity
A high criminal court in İstanbul has decided to halt the trial of an opposition lawmaker due to his acquisition of parliamentary immunity in...
Artist and journalist Zehra Doğan sentenced for 3 years of prison
Artist and journalist Zehra Doğan, who was released from prison on December 9, was sentenced for 2 years, 9 months and 22 days of...
Turkey vows to persists on censorship of Wikipedia
Ömer Fatih Sayan, the head of Turkey's Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK), said on Wednesday that it is impossible to grant access to...
Int’l press organizations call on Turkey to stop punishing critical reporting ahead of elections
The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom along with 19 other press freedom, freedom of expression and human rights organizations has called on Turkey’s broadcasting...
Turkish police raid home of pro-Kurdish Mesopotamia news agency journalist in İzmir
The pro-Kurdish Mesopotamia news agency (MA) reported that Turkish police forces conducted a raid on the house of their reporter for İzmir province, Ruken...
Court rules to keep Turkish-German journalist Demirci in jail
A high criminal court in İstanbul on Tuesday decided for the continuation of the imprisonment of German-Turkish dual citizen and journalist Adil Demirci, in...
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Torture, Ill-treatment and Prison Conditions in Turkey: 2025 in Review
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...
Turkey’s Transnational Repression: 2025 in Review
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...
Women’s rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
The state of women’s rights in Turkey showed no meaningful improvement in 2025, as longstanding problems persisted and new challenges emerged. Femicides, institutional failures...
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...