Turkey’s ‘Saturday Mothers’ meet for 702nd week despite police threats
Turkey's Saturday Mothers, whose gatherings in İstanbul's Galatasaray Square have been banned by Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu, met in front of the Human Rights...
Erdoğan on academic purge: Professors must also pay the price
Defending a recent purge of academics, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said academics must also pay the price of their mistakes just as others do,...
520 children of imprisoned mothers grow up in Turkey’s jails
As Turkey celebrated the 97th anniversary of the foundation of the Turkish Parliament, National Sovereignty and Children’s Day on April 23, at least 520...
Turkish family in Albania risk facing torture in new abuse case of Interpol by...
Another abuse of Interpol mechanisms by Turkey, this time reported in Albania, has stranded a Turkish family in the country as they try to...
VIDEOS– Policeman pulls out gun as people call for ‘no’ to constitutional amendments
A Turkish police officer pulled out a gun on Saturday as protestors were calling on people to vote against constitutional amendments that will greatly...
Anti-Gülenist witch-hunt reaches new levels, with dozens arrested for ‘spreading COVID-19 across Turkey’
The recent arrest of Gülen movement members by police for “spreading COVID-19 across Turkey” reveals how the anti-Gülenist witch-hunt has reached new levels in...
Turkey’s pro-gov’t daily claims rights activists were plotting coup attempt on Büyükada
One of the staunchly pro-government dailies in Turkey, Güneş, claimed on Friday that a group of human rights activists were plotting a coup attempt...
Thousands of soldiers to be purged from Turkish military, daily says
An extensive investigation is ongoing in the Turkish military targeting thousands of soldiers over their alleged links with the faith-based Gülen movement, which is...
Turkey’s army chief’s former advisor: Military ignored tip-offs about possible coup attempts twice
Col. Orhan Yıkılkan, a former chief advisor to Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar, has said the General Staff received two tip-offs about...
538 purge victims in Turkey died due to persecution: NGO
A nongovernmental organization founded by victims of Turkey’s post-coup purge has announced that 538 people have died due to a number of factors related...
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...