Belgian attorneys go on hunger strike in solidarity with Turkish lawyers Ebru Timtik and...
Ten Belgian attorneys went on a hunger strike yesterday in solidarity with Turkish lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal, who have been on a...
Dutch police removes Erdoğan’s posters from facade of Rotterdam building
On Sunday night Dutch police removed large posters showing Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan from the facade of a building in Rotterdam. A...
42 detained at Boğaziçi and Medeniyet universities over alleged Gülen-links
Turkish police teams on Monday detained 42 people, including acedemicians, at İstanbul’s Boğaziçi and Medeniyet universities over their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen...
HDP deputy brings tortured Kurdish villagers on Turkish Parliament’s agenda
Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Bedia Özgökçe has applied to the Parliamentary Human Rights Commission on the claims of torture and ill-treatment...
Turkish gov’t expelled over 22,000 from army, military schools over alleged Gülen links
Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Işık stated that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government dismissed a total of 22,920 military personnel after a...
Anti-Gülenist witch-hunt reaches new levels, with dozens arrested for ‘spreading COVID-19 across Turkey’
The recent arrest of Gülen movement members by police for “spreading COVID-19 across Turkey” reveals how the anti-Gülenist witch-hunt has reached new levels in...
Amnesty protests arrest of 2 members in front of Turkish embassies
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Amnesty International members have protested the detention and arrest in Turkey of İdil Eser and Taner Kılıç, both of AI, in front of Turkish...
Turkish Parliament approves bill extending state of emergency powers for another year
A new bill extending state of emergency regulations for another year has been approved by the Turkish Parliament despite objections from opposition parties and...
Police detain picnicking teachers over alleged coup involvement
Seven teachers were detained while having a picnic at an İstanbul park on Tuesday over alleged links to the Gülen movement, which the government...
US calls on Turkey to release jailed philanthropist Kavala
The United States on Wednesday called on Turkey to release Osman Kavala, a prominent businessman and philanthropist, after a regional appeals court's decision to...
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...