Turkish court accepts ‘you are not guilty’ note as crime evidence
High Criminal Court in Turkey's Bolu province has assessed a note found at the house of an alleged member of the Gülen movement saying "They...
Life sentence demanded for NSU member accused of murdering 8 Turks
Federal prosecutors demanded a life sentence for Beate Zschäpe, a member of the right-wing neo-Nazi extremist group National Socialist Underground (NSU), accusing her of...
Car used by abducted Turkish man found with a punctured tyre in Ankara
The car used by Ümit Horzum, who was kidnapped in Turkey's capital of Ankara on December 6, 2017, was found with a punctured tyre...
Erdoğan advisor likens Turkey purge to Aborigine, Native American, Armenian cases
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s chief advisor, Mehmet Uçum, has said the Turkish state can apologize to the victims of a post-coup era...
Turkish police suggested to use ‘German model’ to identify sympathisers of Gülen movement
The Turkish National Police Academy has published a new report that offers a comprehensive road map to fight against the alleged members of the Gülen...
Bodyguards, fanatics of Turkey’s Erdoğan attack protesters in Washington
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Nine people were hurt and two were detained during an altercation in front of Turkey's Ambassador to US, Serdar Kılıç’s residence in Washington DC on...
Turkish teacher who called Atatürk ‘biggest devil’ arrested on insult charges
A primary school teacher in Turkey’s eastern province of Malatya was arrested by a court on Monday on charges of insulting Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the...
Erdoğan pardons participant in 1993 Sivas massacre for reasons of health
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has used his presidential power to pardon a man who was given an aggravated life sentence for his role...
Turkey’s AKP slams US trial: New York court ‘Zionist,’ Zarrab a ‘CIA agent’
As Turkish-Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab revealed his tactics and accomplices in the Turkish government in violating US sanctions on Iran in a New...
Pro-Erdoğan gang leader threatens European countries with violent protests
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Sedat Peker, a convicted gang leader and staunch supporter of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said in a video that he can organize...
Latest Reports
New report exposes widespread, systematic rights violations in Turkey’s crackdown on the Gülen movement
STOCKHOLM— The Stockholm Center for Freedom today released a new report, “UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights...
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...