Police called to Fethullah Gülen’s US compound after shot fired
US police were called to the compound of Fethullah Gülen, the US-based Turkish Muslim scholar, in rural Pennsylvania on Wednesday after a guard fired...
Jailed Turkish author and journalist Bayram Kaya: What I miss most is making news
Bayram Kaya, an author and reporter who has been behind bars for 486 days, says what he misses most is covering issues on security,...
Turkish gov’t demolishes monument erected in memory of 1992 mass killing of Kurds in...
A statue commemorating 16 citizens who were killed during celebrations of the Kurdish spring festival of Nevroz in the Nusaybin district of Turkey's Mardin...
Turkish court seeks Interpol Red Notice, issues arrest warrant for journalist Dündar
An İstanbul court on Monday issued an arrest warrant and sought an Interpol red notice for exiled Turkish journalist Can Dündar, the former editor-in-chief of...
Around 2,700 cases filed on insult charges against Erdoğan in past 6 months
A report prepared by two academics for the Human Rights Joint Platform (IHOP) has revealed that a total of 2,673 cases have been filed...
Turkish court orders 81-year-old man to stay behind bars on coup charges
A Turkish court has ruled for a continuation of the imprisonment of an 81-year-old Turkish man with walking and speaking difficulties, several Turkish media outlets reported.
The man, named...
Greek and Turkish hackers trade retaliatory cyberattacks
Brazen cyberattacks are straining relations between Greece and Turkey, two nations with a considerable shared past and history of tense ties, with Greek experts...
Sending money to imprisoned relatives is not terrorism financing: İHD
The Turkey-based Human Rights Association (İHD) on Thursday released a statement calling on the authorities to end their practice of targeting people on terrorism...
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...
32 more Turks including academics and doctors seek asylum in Greece
Thirty-two Turkish citizens including academics, teachers and doctors have applied for asylum in Greece after being detained by Greek Maritime Security forces on an...
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...