CHP deputy Çiçek says Turkish judges, prosecutors tired of pressure
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Dursun Çiçek has said judges and prosecutors in the country are tired of government pressure and...
3,126 years in prison, 18 life sentences sought for 55 HDP deputies
Turkish authorities are seeking a prison sentence of up to 3,126 years in total and 18 life sentences for 55 deputies of the pro-Kurdish...
SCF report on the Netherlands decodes Erdoğan’s long arm in Europe
Turkey has escalated its witch hunt persecution on critics to abroad using government institutions, quasi-official parallel structures and front NGOs, a report released by Stockholm...
HDP’s presidential candidate Demirtaş: I am a revolutionary, not a victim
"I am not a victim here. As one of the representatives of the liberation struggle I am a revolutionary who has been taken hostage...
Turkish gov’t seized 942 companies worth TL 40.5 bln since failed coup
Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has seized a total of 942 companies with a total value of TL 40.5 billion since a...
Turkish President Erdoğan issues edict-like decrees reshaping institutions
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued new edict-like presidential decrees on Sunday reshaping key political, military and bureaucratic institutions as part of a transformation...
Death of Ahmet Burhan Ataç reveals plight of children caught up in Turkey’s massive...
The terrible ordeal of an 8-year-old Turkish boy who lost his life to cancer while his father was jailed and his mother tried on...
Boğaziçi University students respond to remarks of Turkey’s ‘uncertified dictator’
The students of Boğaziçi University have made a critical response to Turkey’s Islamist authoritarian President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s statements claiming that Boğaziçi University, one...
Wife pleads for help for jailed husband after serious health problems emerge
Esra Terzioğlu, the wife of a jailed TV director who has serious health problems, has asked for help from officials in a video posted...
Jailed Turkish teacher Çabuk freed on bail by Georgian court
Turkish teacher Mustafa Emre Çabuk has been freed on bail by a Georgian court, according to a Monday tweet by Rebecca Harms, member of...
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...