Gülen movement group calls for independent coup inquiry on 10th anniversary
A US umbrella group for organizations inspired by the late Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen has called for an independent investigation of Turkey’s 2016 coup...
Failed 2016 coup accelerated Turkey’s slide into autocracy, analysts say
Although it lasted barely 24 hours, the attempted coup of July 15, 2016, and its aftermath became a turning point for Turkey, sparking changes...
Turkey took control of 784 companies over alleged Gülen links in decade-long crackdown
Turkey has put 784 companies under state trusteeship over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, with the businesses reporting combined assets of TL...
Turkey’s post-coup crackdown, 10 years on: Press freedom
Ten years after a coup attempt on July 15, 2016, Turkey's independent media has been largely dismantled through a combination of mass imprisonment, outlet...
ECtHR questions Turkey over post-coup dismissal of civil servants
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has communicated questions to the Turkish government regarding applications submitted by a group of civil servants who...
Turkey’s post-coup crackdown, 10 years on: Torture and ill-treatment
Turkey has experienced a marked resurgence of torture and ill-treatment in custody over the past decade and especially since a coup attempt on July...
Air force cadets recount torture, life sentences in new documentary on Turkey’s 2016 coup...
Six former Turkish Air Force Academy cadets who were sent to İstanbul under military orders during the July 2016 coup attempt recount in a...
Turkish comedian gets suspended sentence over sexually explicit joke about Ottoman sultan
An İstanbul court on Tuesday handed down a suspended five-month sentence to stand-up comedian Tuba Ulu over a sexually explicit joke about Ottoman Sultan...
Turkey’s post-coup crackdown, 10 years on: The purge of public servants
Ten years after the coup attempt of July 15, 2016, the Turkish government’s mass dismissal of public servants remains one of the defining aspects...
At least 1,063 workers die in Turkey in first half of 2026, labor watchdog...
At least 1,063 people died in work-related incidents in Turkey during the first six months of 2026, including 228 in June, according to figures released Tuesday...
Latest Reports
New report exposes widespread, systematic rights violations in Turkey’s crackdown on the Gülen movement
STOCKHOLM— The Stockholm Center for Freedom today released a new report, “UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights...
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...