Turkey’s main opposition CHP reiterates in report July 15 was ‘controlled’ coup attempt
A report drafted by Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) on a failed coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016 has repeated...
Turkey’s enforced disappearances charted in a new report
The Brussels-based NGO Solidarity with OTHERS has published a new report titled “Enforced Disappearances: Turkey’s Open Secret” that maps out enforced disappearances connected to...
Turkish court hands down lengthy sentences to Kurdish defendants in main KCK trial
A high criminal court in the eastern Turkish province of Van on Monday handed down lengthy jail sentences ranging between six and eight years...
Dozens more detained in anti-Gülen witch hunt across Turkey
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for a total of 85 people across 23 provinces due to their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen...
Freedom House’s Schenkkan: Turkish government’s abductions in Kosovo shocking offense against int’l HR standards
The Turkish government's abduction of six Turkish nationals from Kosovo is “a shocking offense against both international human rights standards and bilateral norms,” wrote...
Erdoğan’s ultranationalist ally: Turkey could stage fresh elections if alliance loses parliament
Turkey could stage another election if the alliance between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the ultra-nationalist Nationalist Movement...
RSF urges Macron to keep his promise to request Erdoğan to release jailed journalists...
As French President Emmanuel Macron prepares to receive a visit from his Turkish autocratic counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) stresses the...
US prosecutor files draft decision for extradition of mother of Turkish teen involved in...
A draft decision submitted by a prosecutor in a US court is expected to lead to the extradition of Eylem Tok, the mother of...
Turkish journalist in exile subjected to harassment due to Erdoğan’s Nazi remarks
A Turkish journalist who fled an ongoing witch-hunt in Turkey against critical journalists and took refuge in Germany in the aftermath of a failed...
Number of lawyers behind bars increases to 410 as 3 more arrested over alleged...
Arrest of 3 more lawyers by Turkish government over alleged Gülen links in Kayseri on Monday has increased the number of lawyers in jail...
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...