Woman acquitted by Turkish court of alleged Gülen link charges after losing baby, job
Former court clerk E.U., who lost her baby because of the heavy stress she experienced in detention after she was taken into custody for...
Seven victims of Turkey’s post-coup purge reportedly abducted
Mysterious disappearances involving already-victimized opposition groups have become a common occurrence in Turkey in the aftermath of the July 15 coup attempt with at...
Trial of Zaman journalists resumes at Turkish court in İstanbul
The trial of journalists from the now-closed Zaman daily resumed at the İstanbul 13th High Criminal Court on Thursday where the defendants are making...
Erdoğanist journalist: US soldiers, diplomats to be executed in case of 2nd coup attempt
The US soldiers and diplomats in Turkey and elsewhere will be executed by “revenge teams” in case of a second coup attempt in the...
Turkish gov’t detains 347 military officers in a week over alleged links to Gülen...
The Turkish government has detained 347 military personnel, including high-ranking officers on active duty, in the week between July 2 and July 8 as...
Malaysia gov’t does Erdoğan’s bidding in persecuting Gülen movement members
The crackdown by Malaysia government on critics and opponents of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Kuala Lumpur, appeared to have taken place...
111 prominent figures call on Turkish gov’t to take action for academics on hunger...
On the 111th day of a hunger strike launched by two academics, Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, who were fired from their jobs in...
CoE election observers urge Turkey to do more to protect freedom of expression
The Council of Europe’s election observation mission to Turkey on Monday released a statement calling on Turkish authorities to do more to ensure freedom...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 89 military officers over alleged Gülen links
The Turkish government on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 89 military officers, most of them on active duty, as part of its massive post-coup...
Turkish government bans May Day celebrations in İstanbul’s Taksim Square
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has rejected a request from Confederation of Revolutionary Workers’ Unions (DİSK) Chairman Kani Beko to hold May Day celebrations...
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...