Al-Qaeda linked jihadist group in Syria bestows award to Turkey’s İHH
A split faction of the radical Islamist terror organization al-Qaeda in Syria, Ha’yat Tahrir, organized an awards ceremony in Idlib for the ‘Secret Heroes of...
PURGE IN LAST 15 DAYS: 1257 detained, 264 jailed in Turkey over coup charges
A massive post-coup witch hunt campaign conducted by political Islamist AKP government to cleanse of Turkey’s state and other institutions has been continuing as...
Abducted teacher in Turkey turns up in police detention after 42 days of torture...
A philosophy teacher who was abducted in Turkish capital on a broad daylight in April and reported missing by his wife turned up in...
SCF report on Malaysia exposes abductions by Erdoğan’s long arm in Asia
Turkey has adopted a new thuggish tactic in persecuting its critics and opponents abroad by orchestrating abductions, enforced disappearance and extrajudicial renditions in addition...
Turkish court jails controversial historian for ‘insulting’ Atatürk
An İstanbul court ruled on Friday for the arrest of one of the two historians for whom detention warrants were issued for insulting the...
Pro-Erdoğan troll calls on Turkey’s government to execute Gülen followers
Amid assassination concerns following the suspicious deaths of two people who allegedly fell from the balcony of their homes, a pro-Erdoğan Twitter troll named...
Amnesty and HRW say Malaysia’s extradition puts three Turkish men at risk of torture
International human rights organizations Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have revealed statements over the extradition of three Turkish nationals allegedly affiliated...
Turkey’s top imam Görmez met Iraqi cleric who named in UN list as supporter...
Mehmet Görmez, the controversial President of Turkish Religious Affairs (Diyanet), met with Iraqi cleric who has been named as a supporter of al-Qaeda and...
COMMENTARY — Turkey intel-linked ISIL man posed as a refugee, went through Greece, registered...
By Abdullah Bozkurt
A chilling account of a suspect in the deadliest terror attack in Turkey that was blamed on Islamic State of Iraq and...
Woman journalist in Turkey traumatized by abuse and torture at police station
A veteran woman Turkish journalist who remained in nine month long pre-trial detention has been subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment at the police...
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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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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...
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...