US State Department: Osman Kavala should be released
The US State Department in a press statement on Monday called for the release of Turkish philanthropist and civil society leader Osman Kavala, who...
Turkey’s İHD warns health of 4 prisoners on hunger strike deteriorating
The Prison Commission of Turkey's Human Rights Association's (İHD) İstanbul Branch has issued a warning on the condition of political prisoners Ergin Aktaş, Dicle...
Detention warrants issued for 80 due to alleged Gülen links
Police teams on Monday were conducting simultaneous operations in a number of Turkish provinces in order to detain 80 people for whom detention warrants...
Seized Gülen-affiliated media outlets being sold to pro-gov’t media groups without tender
A number of TV and radio stations, which were closed down by the government in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt on July...
Two of eight detained lawyers still under police custody in Turkey
Eight lawyers, including two lawyers representing educators Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, who have been on hunger strike for over 138 days, were detained...
Dismissed academic, killed in construction site accident, reinstated to post
Mustafa Çamaş, a prominent bioengineering professor fired from his job by a government decree in the aftermath of a coup attempt in Turkey in...
Turkey’s HDP submits motion for parliamentary probe of Roboski Massacre in 6th anniversary
Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Aycan İrmez has submitted a parliamentary proposal to investigate the Roboski (Uludere) Massacre, where 34 people were hit...
OSCE urges Turkish gov’t not to adopt new Internet bill
Harlem Désir, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) representative on freedom of the media, on Tuesday shared a legal review with...
COMMENTARY — Turkey’s Erdoğan found his mirror image in Venezuela’s Maduro
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Attempts to forge robust ties with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela by the Islamist government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reinforce the view...
Turkish court hands down life sentences to 36 naval officers over alleged Gülen links
A Turkish court sentenced 23 naval officers, including dismissed admirals Hayrettin İmren and Nazmi Ekici, to aggravated life without the chance of parole, while 13...
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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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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...