ECtHR rules Turkey violated rights of writer jailed over Gülen links
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has faulted Turkey over the imprisonment of journalist and writer Ali Bulaç, who was jailed for close...
Panel at UN Human Rights Council calls on Turkish gov’t to release jailed journalists
International human rights and press freedom organizations called on the Turkish government to immediately release imprisoned journalists during the 38th session of the UN...
Turkey’s Interior Ministry: 49 detained in one week due to social media posts
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that 49 people have been detained over the past week on charges of disseminating propaganda on social...
German Ambassador Erdmann visits journalist, rights defender jailed in Turkey
German Ambassador to Turkey Martin Erdmann visited jailed journalist Deniz Yücel and activist Peter Steudtner in infamous Silivri Prison in İstanbul on Tuesday, Deutsche...
ARTICLE 19 submits expert opinion in Altan brothers’ trial in Turkey
International press freedom organization ARTICLE 19 has reportedly submited an expert opinion to İstanbul's 26th High Criminal Court examining the charges against prominent novelists...
Investigation launched into opposition deputy İslam over tweets allegedly ‘insulting’ Turkey
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into Felicity Party (SP) deputy Cihangir İslam on accusations of “insulting the Turkish nation,...
AKP deputy threatens BirGün daily journalist for publishing controversial video
Journalist Ismail Arı, who works for the BirGün daily, said on Twitter he was threatened by Justice and Development Party (AKP) lawmaker Ahmet Akay...
EP member Sommer: High time for EU to act over shocking developments in Turkey
Dr. Renate Sommer, a member of the European Parliament (MEP), has called on the European Union to put more pressure on Turkey's autocratic regime...
Turkish Cypriot journalist, his newspaper file suit against Turkey’s Erdoğan
Şener Levent and Turkish Cypriot publishing company Afrika have filed a lawsuit against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for instigating attacks on the newspaper...
Journalist receives threats after interviewing teen who allegedly defaced Kurdish traffic signs
Kurdish journalist Ruşen Takva has received numerous threats on social media since he published an interview with a 16-year-old who claims to have defaced...
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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...
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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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Sippenhaft, also known as...