Report: Soon-to-be-displaced residents of Turkey’s ancient Hasankeyf have nowhere to go
The Ilısu Dam, nearing completion in southeastern Turkey, will soon displace residents of the ancient settlement of Hasankeyf, but many of them will be...
Jailed media designer Yazıcı detained for slandering al-Qaeda-affiliated group
Fevzi Yazıcı, a leading media designer in Turkey, was detained on Dec. 8, 2017 over allegedly plotting against an al-Qaeda linked Turkish group called...
WITCH HUNT GOES ON: Former military officers, academics and more detained
A massive witch hunt, which was openly declared by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2014 against all those who have alleged affiliation with...
AKP deputy Kuzu calls on prosecutors to investigate NATO base in Turkey over coup
Burhan Kuzu, a member of the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) Central Decision and Executive Board (MKYK) and AKP İstanbul deputy, has called...
Boğaziçi University student commits suicide as dismissed father under arrest for 9 months
21-year-old university student Tuğçe Ölçer died after jumping off a balcony as she was depressed in the face of her father’s imprisonment, according to...
Turkish gov’t detains 466 people over links to Gülen movement in past week
The Turkish government detained a total of 466 people last week (Oct. 8-Oct. 15) as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged...
Diyarbakır Bar under investigation for statement released on Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into a bar association in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakır over a statement it released on April...
CoE Committee of Ministers to review six non-compliance cases from Turkey
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers is holding its quarterly meeting to oversee the execution of judgments and decisions from the European Court...
Turkish gov’t detains US witness Reza Zarrab’s three employees in İstanbul
Three employees of Turkish-Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab were detained as part of the Turkish government’s latest response to the businessman’s guilty plea in...
Court seeks revocation of Turkish journalist Öğütçü’s citizenship
A high criminal court in the southern province of Adana on Saturday applied to Turkey’s Justice Ministry demanding revocation of the citizenship of journalist...
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Turkey's political opposition faced intensifying pressure in 2025, with the judiciary emerging as the primary instrument for targeting dissenting voices. The most far-reaching measures...
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Throughout the year human rights organizations...
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Weaponized Diplomacy: How Erdoğan Uses Turkish Missions for Transnational Repression
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The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge
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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...