Turkish court arrests 2 people for allegedly insulting Erdoğan on social media
Two out of four individuals who were recently detained in the southern Turkish province of Antalya on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
Turkish gov’t detains 110 military officers and more over alleged links to Gülen movement
Dozens of people, mostly military officers, were detained across Turkey as part of Turkish government's massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting alleged members of...
PACE says democratic referendum hindered under emergency rule in Turkey
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) said democratic referendum process was hindered in Turkey by restrictions on freedom of expression, association, movement...
Captain Akın, ‘hero of July 2016 coup attempt in Turkey,’ released after his testimony
Detained Captain Burak Akın, a guard officer of the Turkey's Land Forces Commander Gen. Yaşar Güler, who was called a hero and given a medal...
Police fire tear gas at Kurdish deputies in Ankara
Turkish police on January 9 fired tear gas to break up a protest by a small group of pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) supporters...
Jailed Turkish philanthropist awaits his fate under Erdoğan’s wrath
Jailed without a conviction since 2017, Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala says he feels like a tool in President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s attempts to blame...
Dozens of Turkish teachers in Pakistan under UN protection after visa extensions turned down
Turkish employees of the Pak-Turk Schools, along with their families, have been in the United Nations’ (UN) protection after Pakistani authorities denied them an...
US expresses concern over rights abuses committed by Turkish-backed fighters in Syria: report
The US State Department has expressed concern over reports that Turkish-backed fighters have committed human rights abuses in northeast Syria, Turkish Minute reported, citing...
Educator on referendum: We are about to take our country back
Zekeriya Çamlıbel, national education director in the Pamukkale district of Denizli province, said the referendum on April 16 is the last opportunity to take...
BBC report: Women with 6-month-old infants in jail due to emergency rule in Turkey
Hundreds of women are in pretrial detention in jails across Turkey with their infants, some of them less than six months old, due to...
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...