Turkish academic resigns from Ankara University, saying it can no longer be called a...
Professor Kerem Altıparmak, a renowned Turkish human rights lawyer and academic, has resigned from Ankara University, saying it can no longer be called a...
Turkish police detain 3 İstanbul airport construction workers for protesting late shuttles
Three more workers from İstanbul’s new airport construction site were arrested on Friday because they were protesting delayed rush hour shuttles, the Evrensel daily...
Critical Saudi journalist Khashoggi goes missing in Turkey
Friends and relatives of Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington-based Saudi journalist known for being a vocal critic of the Saudi leadership, said that they lost...
Turkish gov’t detains 137 Kurds over alleged links to outlawed PKK in 2-day operation
Turkish authorities on Saturday detained 137 people in a two-day nationwide operation aimed at the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), according to a report...
Turkey’s social security body refuses to process retirement requests of Gülen-linked people
Turkey’s Social Security Institution (SGK) is turning down requests for retirement from individuals who have been removed from public jobs or have stood trial...
Severe post-coup tortures by Ali Türkşen, a founder of Turkey’s new party, exposed
New evidences of severe torture done by Ali Türkşen, a former military officer who had been convicted in the Ergenekon case, who is also among...
Health is most critical issue in overcrowded Turkish prisons, says NGO executive
Civil Society Association for Law Enforcement Systems (CISST) executive board member Berivan Korkut has said health is the most critical issue in overcrowded Turkish...
Turkish gov’t detains 16 Gazi University academics over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained 16 academics in Ankara on Thursday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of the Gülen...
Turkish journalist Alparslan Akkuş faces 15 years in prison over alleged links to Gülen...
A case was opened on Tuesday against Turkish journalist Abdullah Alparslan Akkuş, who used to be Ankara bureau chief for the now-closed Bugün daily,...
Turkey sees 60,000 incidents of violence against healthcare personnel in last 5 years
A total of 60,000 incidents of violence against healthcare workers have been reported in Turkey in the last five years, said Metin Memiş, president...
Latest Reports
Turkey’s Crackdown on the Main Opposition and the Kurdish Political Movement: 2025 in Review
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...
Torture, Ill-treatment and Prison Conditions in Turkey: 2025 in Review
Turkey's record on torture and ill-treatment continued to deteriorate in 2025, despite its commitments under international human rights conventions.
Throughout the year human rights organizations...
Turkey’s Transnational Repression: 2025 in Review
Turkey's campaign of transnational repression against critics abroad continued throughout 2025. Since a coup attempt in July 2016, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s long arm...
Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: 2025 in Review
During the year Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continued to relentlessly pursue anyone with alleged links with the faith-based Gülen movement, which he described...
Women’s rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
The state of women’s rights in Turkey showed no meaningful improvement in 2025, as longstanding problems persisted and new challenges emerged. Femicides, institutional failures...
Weaponized Diplomacy: How Erdoğan Uses Turkish Missions for Transnational Repression
Download PDF
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
Download PDF
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
Download PDF
This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2024.
Throughout the year Turkey continued...