RSF slams ‘political’ justice in Turkey over Khashoggi murder
A day before a Turkish probe resumes into the killing of Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi, Reporters Without Borders on Monday slammed political influence on...
Thousands gather in Diyarbakır for pro-Kurdish HDP’s ‘Conscience, Justice and Democracy’ meeting
Thousands of the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) supporters have gathered for “Conscience, Justice and Democracy” meeting in Station Square of Diyarbakır province on...
Decrees issued by Erdoğan exceed number of bills passed by parliament since system change
The number of decrees issued by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan since assuming the top state office for the second time in 2018, when Turkey...
Hakan Şükür to the NYT: I wouldn’t be so selfish to just defend my...
Hakan Şükür (46), who is now selling coffee in a bakery in Palo Alto, California, despite the fact that he is one of Turkey’s most...
HDP submits its written defense to top court in closure case
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), which faces a closure case, has submitted its written defense to the Constitutional Court, which the party said...
OSCE’s Désir calls on Turkey to release Zaman journalists
Harlem Désir, representative on freedom of the media for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), has called on Turkey to release...
Court documents show dissident academic with heart disease deliberately sent to die in prison:...
According to court documents obtained by Nordic Monitor, academic Tuğrul Özşengül, who died in prison on Saturday of a heart attack, repeatedly mentioned his...
Turkey detains 18 lawyers defending jailed hunger striker educators
A total of 18 lawyers for jailed hunger striker teachers Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça have been detained just days before the teachers’ trial...
İstanbul mayor gets prison sentence, political ban in insult trial verdict
A Turkish court on Wednesday handed down a prison sentence of more than two years as well as imposing a political ban on İstanbul’s...
ECtHR sentences Turkey to pay 12,000 euros over torture
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ordered Turkey to pay 12,000 euros to Turkish citizen Mehmet Uğraş Vatandaş as pecuniary and non-pecuniary...
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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...