Over 16,000 Turkish citizens claimed asylum in EU, neighboring countries in 2017
A total of 16,640 Turkish nationals claimed asylum in 32 countries on the European continent in 2017, according to a report released by the Malta-based...
Colonel suffering from multiple conditions not released despite health report
Mustafa Barış Avıalan, a former staff colonel sentenced to life imprisonment on coup charges, has not been released by a court despite health reports...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 88 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 88 people, including military officers, police officers and teachers, as part of its massive post-coup...
EU commissioner Hahn calls for change of tack in ties with Turkey
Johannes Hahn, the European Union‘s (EU) commissioner for enlargement, urged EU governments on April 24 to consider changing its relationship with Turkey after a...
Press freedom and human rights in Turkey must not be held hostage to geopolitical...
Human rights issues, including press freedom, in Turkey must not be held hostage to geopolitical developments, and the international community must step up its...
CHP leader says prison cell prepared for CHP deputy Berberoğlu before court ruling
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Monday said three prison cells were prepared in İstanbul’s Maltepe Prison for CHP...
Turkish dean dismissed after allowing opposition candidate onto Cerrahpaşa campus
Alaattin Duran, the dean of İstanbul University's Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, was removed from his job several hours after Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP)...
UN working group finds rights violations in case of air force cadet sentenced to...
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) has concluded that Turkish air force cadet Cihangir Çenteli’s trial and subsequent aggravated life imprisonment on...
Petition campaign launched in Turkey for release of ailing 78-year-old female prisoner
A petition campaign has been launched for the release from prison of 78-year-old Sise Bingöl, who is suffering from heart and lung disease and...
COMMENTARY — US Treasury targets Erdoğan’s links to Iran’s IRGC
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The United States Treasury has named an Iran-sanction-busting Turkish citizen and several companies in İstanbul as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) under...
Latest Reports
UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights Violations...
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This report analyzes UN findings on Turkey’s post-2016 counterterrorism measures targeting people with alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement.
Drawing on opinions of...
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...