Report: Turkey’s conflicts deter exchange students, foreign academics
The number of students visiting Turkish universities with the European Union’s (EU) Erasmus exchange programme dropped by half in three years, while the number...
Turkish gov’t appoints trustee to anti-government Furkan Foundation
An Adana court on Friday appointed a trustee to the Furkan Foundation, whose 25 members including President Alparslan Kuytul, leader of a religious group...
Letter campaign launched for women, mothers with babies jailed in Turkey
An initiative called "Set Them Free" has launched a letter campaign to show solidarity with women in jail and mothers who are incarcerated with...
Jailed Turkish physicist Ali Kaya: I used science to stay sane during my incarceration
Working with pen and paper and cut off from the outside world, Turkish Professor Ali Kaya who was jailed over his alleged links to...
EU says reversal of Turkish court decision to release Amnesty’s Kılıç undermines justice
The European Union (EU) has warned Turkish government on Friday that a Turkish court’s decision to overturn its release of Taner Kılıç, chairman of...
Report: 80 lawyers convicted, 572 lawyers jailed, 1,506 lawyers prosecuted by Turkish gov’t since...
Turkish government has prosecuted at least 1,506 lawyers, jailed 572 of them and sentenced at least 80 lawyers to long period of imprisonment as...
Civilians suffer due to clashes between Turkish military and Syrian Kurdish militants over Afrin
In Reyhanlı district, two civilians, 68-year-old Rıfat Sinirli and Ahmet Şanverdi were killed and 16 others were injured after three rockets hit the industrial...
Turkish gov’s goes on silencing critical people, censoring media, targeting peace defending
Turkish government's fight against free speech and peace defenders has continued full gear as new detentions come over social media content criticising Turkish military...
Turkish gov’t detains dozens of police and military officers over alleged links to Gülen...
Turkish government has issued detention warrants for at least 65 military officers and police officers; and detained at least 35 police officers and military...
Turkish veteran journalist Acar, who said ‘My newspaper turned into a prison,’ in jail...
Mustafa Erkan Acar (45), a Turkish journalist with 22 years of experience, has been deprived of his freedom for 557 days as of Feb. 2,...
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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...
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Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech in...
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Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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Sippenhaft, also known as...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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Hate speech and hate crimes against Syrian refugees in Turkey
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