Female student who ‘insulted’ Atatürk arrested by Turkish court
A 21-year-old female university student who was detained for “insulting” Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, was arrested by a...
Turkish court blocks access to reports on handover of Yazidi child to ISIL-linked family
A court in Turkey has ruled to block access to several news reports covering allegations that the Ministry of Family and Social Services had...
Turkey’s Erdoğan regime extends post-coup witch hunt targeting Gülen followers abroad
Turkey, under the autocratic rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has stepped up its witch hunt against the alleged members of Gülen movement abroad,...
COMMENTARY — Erdoğan’s long arm 2.0 out to recruit non-Turkish Muslims
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The Erdoğan regime’s destabilizing long arm in cultivating recruitments among Turkish expatriates abroad to serve the interests of the current Turkish government’s...
Turkish courts order continuation of all jailed journalists’ imprisonments
İstanbul 13th High Criminal Court in the notorious Silivri Prison compound and the 26th Heavy Penal Court at İstanbul’s Çağlayan courthouse have ordered the...
Jailed judge in solitary confinement in Turkey facing severe psychological problems
Neslihan Ekinci, a former judge in İstanbul province has been held in solitary confinement in prison has been exposed to inhuman treatment in jail...
Turkish military to be ideologically transformed with 8,565 dismissals, 43,000 new recruits
Turkish government has put the plan into the practice to transform the Turkish Armed Forces ideologically by dismissing 8,565 personnel, including more than 150 generals,...
UN calls on Turkish government to stop jailing women with children
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday said 600 women with young children were being held in...
Abducted Turkish citizen Ümit Horzum delivered to police after 133 days of disappearance
Turkish citizen Ümit Horzum, who was kidnapped in Turkey’s capital of Ankara on December 6, 2017 over his alleged affiliation to the Gülen movement, was...
US State Department highlights Turkish gov’t’s violations of religious rights in its 2017 report
The US State Department has highlighted the massive violations of religious freedom and rights by Turkish government across the country in 2017 in its...
Latest Reports
Human Rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
Download PDF
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
Download PDF
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
Download PDF
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
Download PDF
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...
Download PDF
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
Download PDF
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
Download PDF
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...
Hate speech and hate crimes against Syrian refugees in Turkey
Download PDF
This report focuses on the inflammatory rhetoric and illegal acts motivated by prejudice faced by refugees who fled the civil war in Syria...