An assailant defaces Alevi cemevi in Turkey with insults, cursing
An unidentified assailant wrote insulting and curse-filled graffiti on the walls of a cemevi, an Alevi house of worship, in the northwestern province of...
Former AKP deputy Şükrü Önder detained over alleged ByLock use
Former Justice and Development Party (AKP) Yalova deputy Şükrü Önder has been detained for his use of a smart phone application known as ByLock,...
Illegal arms shipped from Turkey seized in Nigeria
An illegal arms shipment originating in Turkey and containing 440 pump action rifles was seized on Monday in Lagos, Nigeria, according to Agence France-Presse.
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Erdoğan’s spiritual guide approved torture and abuse in Turkey
Turkish president’s chief religious counsel has given his approval to overlook torture and other crimes committed by members of security services, saying that Turkey...
US President Trump asks Turkey’s Erdoğan to release jailed American pastor Brunson
The White House has announced that US President Donald Trump has asked visiting Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to release Andrew Craig Brunson, an...
Turkey’s Erdoğan says Germany will fail to form a government
Amid tension between Berlin and Ankara, Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Tuesday that Germany will fail to form a government following...
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...
Turkey’s ultranationalist group threatens to block LGBTI parade
The Alperen Ocakları, an offshoot of Turkish nationalist movement the Grey Wolves (Ülkü Ocakları), on Monday announced that they would not allow LGBTI members...
COMMENTARY — Turkey’s deputy PM and gov’t spokesman Bekir Bozdağ is an al-Qaeda suspect
By Abdullah Bozkurt
When, not if, one day Turkey’s Islamist rulers stand trial for empowering armed jihadists who have wreaked havoc in Syria and other...
Local sources say 6 abducted Gülen movement followers still in Kosovo
Six people who used to work at schools affiliated with the Gülen movement are still being held in Kosovo, according to reliable local sources.
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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...