Appeals court upholds acquittal of Turkish state actors in 1990s extrajudicial killings trial
A regional appeals court has ruled to uphold the acquittal of 19 defendants, including a former interior minister, in a trial involving the enforced...
Turkish government jails Karatay, only Christian Chaldean citizen, in Silopi
Petros Karatay, who was detained by Turkish police on Tuesday, has been sent to prison for “being a member of a terrorist organisation," according...
ECtHR Grand Chamber to examine case concerning Gülen movement trial in Turkey
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) will examine the case of former teacher Yüksel Yalçınkaya, who was first dismissed...
Cartoonist Trivedi portrays 15 mothers and babies persecuted by despotic Erdoğan regime in Turkey
A world famous political cartoonist and free speech activist Aseem Trivedi has drawn cartoons of 15 mothers and their newly born babies, who have been detained...
Turkey celebrates May Day under emergency rule, over 200 people detained in İstanbul
Turkish riot police detained at least 207 people during May Day celebrations across İstanbul on Monday, according to a statement from the İstanbul Governor’s...
Turkish police detain two Kurdish journalists in İstanbul
The editor-in-chief of pro-Kurdish Mezopotamya news agency Elif Çetiner and journalist Melike Ceyhan have reportedly been detained as they were covering a report in...
Turkey’s top biographer, journalist Kalyoncu behind bars for 501 days over tweets
Cemal Kalyoncu, Turkey’s one of the leading biographers and journalist, has been behind bars since July 29, 2016 over social media postings that were...
Turkey’s jailed rights defender makes final appeal before verdict
One of Turkey’s most famous prisoners appeared in court Friday for what could be his final hearing in a case that has come to...
Lawyer of Turkey’s main opposition leader and dozens more detained over alleged links to...
Celal Çelik, a judge-turned lawyer representing the main opposition Republican Peoples’ Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, was detained at his home in Ankara province...
Two purged public officials and their families detained on Greek border
Turkish gendarmes have detained two purged public officials and their families’ members close to the Greek border over alleged links to Gülen movement on...
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...