Kurdish mayor ousted by Turkish authorities dies in exile in Germany at 72
Hasan Basri Fırat, a former Kurdish mayor who was removed from office in 2016 and later left Turkey amid a government crackdown on Kurdish...
Turkish court blocks YouTuber’s website and video on presidential security
A Turkish court has blocked access to YouTuber Halil İbrahim Balsak’s website and, separately, to a video posted on his YouTube channel, examining how...
Turkish court details similar abuse of interns after parliament rejected systematic-harassment claims
A Turkish court has said restaurant workers at parliament used their positions to sexually abuse and harass four underage high school interns, whose independent...
First female mayor of former AKP stronghold detained in corruption probe
Turkish police on Wednesday detained Sinem Dedetaş, the first female mayor of İstanbul’s Üsküdar district who ended 30 years of Islamist-based rule, and five...
Dismissed police officer imprisoned over alleged Gülen links dies of cancer at 51
Bülent Kemik, a former police officer dismissed from his job and later imprisoned over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, died of colon...
Açık Radyo takes license revocation case to Turkey’s top court
İstanbul-based independent broadcaster Açık Radyo (Open Radio) has applied to Turkey’s Constitutional Court, claiming that the revocation of its terrestrial broadcasting license in 2024...
Turkey’s parliament says 2016 coup inquiry produced no legally valid final report
The Turkish Parliament has acknowledged that its investigation into a coup attempt in 2016 produced no legally valid final report, despite the government blaming...
Kurdish shopkeepers hospitalized after alleged racist mob attack in Istanbul
Two Kurdish shopkeepers were hospitalized after being beaten with sticks by a large group in Istanbul in what their family described as a racially...
Turkey’s unionization rate drops below 14 percent despite membership increase
Turkey’s unionization rate fell below 14 percent in July as growth in the registered workforce far outpaced an increase in union membership, according to...
Journalist briefly detained over report on alleged abduction of pro-Kurdish party member
A Kurdish journalist was detained in İstanbul on terrorism-related accusations for his reporting on the alleged abduction of a member of a pro-Kurdish opposition...
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...