Turkey’s Erdoğan: If they have their dollars, we have our God
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday tried to calm the Turkish people over the historic loss in value of the Turkish lira against...
Case of jailed CHP deputy, journalist Berberoğlu confirms end of rule of law in...
Kadri Enis Berberoğlu (62) is a Turkish journalist, writer and politician. He is a deputy, member of the party assembly and deputy chairman of...
Turkish authorities keep another sick inmate in prison despite eligibility for parole
Mahmut Söylemez, who has been in prison for five years on trumped-up terrorism charges despite suffering from several chronic illnesses, has not been released...
Crackdown on education sector in Turkey victimized nearly 100,000 teachers and academics
The crackdown on critical thinking in Turkey with an unprecedented witch hunt targeting teachers, academics and other professionals in the education sector has dealt...
Free Journalists Initiative: 41 more journalists detained across Turkey in March
The Free Journalists Initiative announced on Saturday that 41 more journalists were detained across Turkey during the month of March.
Holding a press conference at...
Turkey wants Twitter to block account of AEI’s Rubin, Washington Post columnist says
The Turkish government, led by autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is pressurizing Twitter management to block the account of Michael Rubin, a resident scholar at the American...
Turkish-German journalist Tolu: No child should see the inside of a prison
Turkish-German journalist Meşale Tolu, who was imprisoned in Turkey for more than half a year, at times held with her 2-year-old son, told Deutsche Welle...
3 more journalists arrested in Turkey
Three of six journalists who were detained in an operation on Dec. 25 were arrested by an İstanbul court, after 24 days under detention,...
ECtHR faults Turkey for violating rights of top court member dismissed in 2016
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the rights of a member of the Council of State who was removed from...
CoE calls on Turkey to abide by ECtHR rulings, release Kavala, Demirtaş
The Council of Europe’s (CoE) Committee of Ministers, in its quarterly meeting December 5-7, addressed Turkey’s non-compliance with European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) rulings...
Latest Reports
UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights Violations...
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This report analyzes UN findings on Turkey’s post-2016 counterterrorism measures targeting people with alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement.
Drawing on opinions of...
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...