Cartoonist Trivedi portrays 13 people disappeared in Turkey since July 15 coup attempt
Aseem Trivedi, a political cartoonist and free speech activist, has called people all around the world to raise their voices for the disappeared people...
The Economist: Diyanet, Turkey’s religious authority, surrenders to political Islam
Turkey’s controversial religious body, Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), has not only ballooned in size but also begun to serve political Islamist aims after 15...
Sweden summons Turkish ambassador over writer and activist arrests
Sweden has summoned Turkey's ambassador over the detention of two Swedish citizens, in a sign of souring relations with the EU member state candidate,...
Turkish gov’t spends about $3,5 billion on prisons in last three years
Turkey has spent $3,4 billion on prisons in the past three years, over five times the amount spent on research and development for education, according...
Report: 161,751 people detained, 50,334 people arrested in Turkey over alleged Gülen links
At least 161,751 people were detained and 50,334 people were arrested in Turkey in the framework of the Turkish government's massive post-coup witch hunt campaign...
Pro-Erdoğan Turkish columnist Nagehan Alçı receives jail term for torture comments
A pro-government Turkish columnist said on Wednesday she had been given a 105-day prison sentence for saying that torture in a prison in the...
Journalism seen as crime only in totalitarian regimes, says jailed Cumhuriyet reporter Şık
Cumhuriyet daily reporter Ahmet Şık, who was detained on Dec. 22 and arrested on Dec. 30, 2016 on charges of disseminating terrorist propaganda, said...
Turkish police raid publishing house in İstanbul, detain editors, seize 2,170 books
Turkish police on Sunday night raided the Belge Publishing House in İstanbul, searching the venue for about three hours, Turkish media reports have said.
The...
Minister’s claim of 90 pct compliance rate with ECtHR decisions in Turkey met with...
Turkish Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç’s recent statement that Turkey has a 90 percent compliance rate with judgments from the European Court of Human Rights...
Turkish gov’t detains 239 people over links to Gülen movement in past week
The Turkish government detained a total of 239 people last week (Sept.3-Sept.10) as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of...
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...