CHP’s İnce files lawsuit seeking TL 100,000 in damages from Turkish President Erdoğan
Muharrem İnce, the presidential candidate of Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP), has filed a lawsuit against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan seeking TL100.000...
Jailed Kurdish politician says she is kept in isolation
Hüda Kaya, a former member of the Turkish parliament who was imprisoned in November over 2014 protests in Kurdish provinces, has said she is...
Turkish gov’t ramps up its refugee espionage targeting Gülen followers in US
The Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has intensified its refugee espionage targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement abroad.
Three stories about...
Turkey has no choice but to abide by ECtHR’s Yalçınkaya judgment: Turkish Bar Association
The Turkish Bar Association (TBB) has released a report on a landmark European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judgment delivered last year, stating that...
Turkish court again rejects Greek soldiers’ request for release
A Turkish court on Tuesday ruled that two Greek soldiers charged with espionage and illegally entering the country would remain in jail, the Hürriyet...
Turkey again fires academic who signed peace petition
An appeals court in Turkey has ruled to remove from her job Mühdan Sağlam, an academic who was recently reinstated after initially being fired...
Turkish state-run Anadolu news agency harasses exiled journalist Vatandaş
Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency (AA) has harassed yet another Turkish journalist who has been forced to live abroad, contributing to the intensified campaign of...
Cellmate: Teacher abducted by Turkey’s MİT from Malaysia subjected to torture in Ankara
Alaettin Duman, a teacher in Malaysia who in 2016 was abducted by agents of the notorious Turkish National Intelligence Organisation (MİT) from Malaysia's capital...
Survey shows Turkish mainstream media reluctant to cover massive human rights violations
Although there were significantly more human rights violations in Turkey in 2017 than in 2015, coverage of the violations declined in the Turkish media,...
EU calls on Turkey to investigate abduction cases targeting Gülen movement
The European Union (EU) on Thursday said it was closely following developments in Turkey including the abductions of people from the Gülen movement, reminding...
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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
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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...