Report: Turkish police break password of Topuz’s phone, reveal messages on Zarrab’s arrest
Turkish police have broken the password of the mobile phone of arrested US İstanbul Consulate staffer Metin Topuz, who was arrested over his alleged...
Two journalists get 5-month jail time for ‘defaming Turkish state’
An İstanbul court handed down 6-month prison sentence to the pro-Kurdish online news portal Özgürlükçü Demokrasi’s former editor-in-chief Ersin Çaksu and its managing editor...
11 investigations launched against Turkish spies in Germany in 2017, says report
Germany’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office has initiated 11 preliminary investigations against suspected spies of the Turkey’s National Intelligence Agency (MIT) in 2017, according to German...
Report: While advising Trump in 2016, ex-CIA chief proposed plan to discredit Gülen
Former CIA director James Woolsey pitched a $10 million contract to two Turkish businessmen to help discredit US-based Turkish Muslim scholar Fethullah Gülen while...
Hotel receptionist detained in Turkey for wearing ‘hero’ T-shirt
A 30-year-old receptionist of a hotel in Turkey’s resort district of Bodrum in Muğla province, identified with his initials Ö.C.K, was detained for wearing...
Turkish journalist Dündar: Interpol should not become Erdoğan’s police force
Exiled Turkish journalist Can Dündar, who has been wanted by the Turkish regime under the rule of autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said that...
EESC president urges immediate release of Turkish rights activist Kavala
Georges Dassis, president of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), said on Thursday he was disappointed by the detention of human rights activist...
Turkish gov’t intensifies mass detentions targeting alleged members of Gülen movement
Turkish government has intensified its massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting the alleged members of the Gülen movement and detained dozens of people across...
US senators urge Trump to demand Turkey’s Erdoğan respect human rights
A group of US senators led by John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Bob Menendez, a member of the Senate...
Rights groups: 285 Turkish nationals face risk of deportation from Pakistan
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organization the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) said on Thursday that 285 Turkish...
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Turkey's political opposition faced intensifying pressure in 2025, with the judiciary emerging as the primary instrument for targeting dissenting voices. The most far-reaching measures...
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Throughout the year human rights organizations...
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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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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...