Turkish court rejects US pastor Brunson’s appeal for release for second time
A Turkish court in İzmir province has rejected an appeal for US pastor Andrew Brunson to be released from house arrest during his trial on...
Turkish government blocks access to Fethullah Gülen’s four critical videos in Youtube
Turkish government has blocked access to four critical videos of Turkish-Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen which were recently posted in Youtube on Tuesday.
Following a demand...
Turkey’s witch hunt of critics was expanded to Austria
Turkey’s relentless campaign to hunt down critics of the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan abroad reached as far as Austria, documents obtained by...
Turks in South Africa fear abduction by Erdoğan gov’t over alleged Gülen links
“Yesterday we were sitting together, today they call us terrorists. Immediately overnight they changed,” said an obviously distressed Turkish national during an interview with...
Amnesty Kirklees opens Silenced Voices Exhibition to show solidarity with jailed/exiled Turkish journalists
International human rights organization Amnesty International's (AI) Kirklees branch Amnesty Kirklees in the United Kingdom (UK) has opened an exhibition titled the "Silenced Voices"...
German politicians slam smartphone application used for spying on critics of Turkey’s Erdoğan
Several German politicians have expressed anger over the use of a smartphone application developed by the Turkish Security Directorate General by Turkish expatriates in...
Turkish government launches probe into dismissed protestor Veli Saçılık
Turkish government has launched an investigation into sociologist and activist Veli Saçılık who has been carrying out a protest demanding to be returned to...
Turkey’s top court to address lower court noncompliance in case of jailed MP
The Constitutional Court of Turkey has decided to review an application lodged due to the Supreme Court of Appeals’ refusal to comply with one...
Imprisoned journalist Ener’s book on human rights violations prohibited in Turkish prisons
After the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party's (HDP) jailed co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş's recently published book "Seher -- Dawn", Yeni Asya daily's jailed editor Naciye Nur...
4 members of Turkish family killed in traffic accident after visiting jailed relative in...
Four members of the Aydın family were killed in a traffic accident on Wednesday evening while driving from Turkey's Erzurum province to their hometown...
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...