Turkish Medical Association’s 8 detained members released
Eight members of the Turkish Medical Association’s (TTB) central council who were detained last week over a critical statement on Turkey’s military operation in...
Turkey sentences US Consulate staffer to 8 years, 9 months on terrorism charges
An Istanbul court on Thursday sentenced US Consulate General staff member Metin Topuz to eight years, nine months in prison for aiding and abetting...
Van Bar Association: Wrong policies push refugees to dangerous routes
In a report on the sinking of a migrant boat in eastern Turkey’s Lake Van on June 27 that is believed to have cost...
Mass torture in Turkey under the spell of nationalism and religious zealotry
The torture, ill-treatment, abusive, inhuman and degrading treatment of people who are deprived of their liberties in Turkey’s detention centers and prisons have become...
Two children singing in Kurdish detained in eastern Turkey
Turkish police on Monday detained two children aged 11 or 12 while they were singing a song in Kurdish on Cumhuriyet Street in Turkey’s...
Turkey orders detention of 363 people as part of crackdown on Gülen movement
Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday ordered the detention of 363 people as part of a massive crackdown targeting faith-based civic Gülen movement followers since a...
VIDEO — Turkey’s female police officers vow vengeance: May revenge be everlasting!
A group of police officers was revealed to have taken an oath of vengeance that resembles an infamous march by the Grey Wolves, an...
HDP, CHP criticize Erdoğan’s claim that HDP co-chair Demirtaş is a terrorist
Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and Turkey's main oppostion Republican People’s Party (CHP) have criticized Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who said he...
International bar organization condemns gov’t repression of lawyers in Turkey
The International Observatory for Lawyers at Risk (OIAD) on Tuesday issued a statement expressing alarm over the intensification of repression carried out by Turkish...
Turkey gov’t requests extradition of 419 alleged members of Gülen movement
Turkish Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül said on Friday that the Turkish government has so far asked for the extradition of 419 people linked to...
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Turkey’s Post-Coup Crackdown, 10 Years On: A Decade’s Legacy
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This report examines how the sweeping measures introduced in Turkey following the coup attempt of July 15, 2016 evolved over the next decade...
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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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...