Kurdish race walker accuses Turkish federation of discrimination over denied race entry
A Kurdish race walker has accused Turkey’s athletics federation of excluding him from an international competition because of his ethnic identity, prompting European Athletics...
HRW urges Turkey to reveal fate of Turkmen activists missing for a year
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Turkey to intensify its investigation into the disappearance of two Turkmen activists and disclose their whereabouts as...
Main opposition mayor, husband detained as crackdown on opposition municipalities expands
Turkish police on Monday detained the mayor of İzmit, her husband and a local official from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) in...
Ousted main opposition leader says he is establishing new party
Özgür Özel, the ousted leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), announced Tuesday that he and his allies are founding a new...
Turkey cleared public workers only after they died following 2016 coup dismissals
Turkish authorities reversed the dismissal of at least 15 civil servants only after they had died, years after they were removed from their jobs...
Rights report urges prosecutors abroad to investigate alleged post-coup crimes in Turkey
A Netherlands-based human rights foundation has urged prosecutors outside Turkey to investigate alleged torture, enforced disappearances and crimes against humanity committed during the decade...
Turkey detained at least 668 in NATO summit crackdown, jailed 179: report
At least 668 people were detained across Turkey in raids and protests surrounding NATO’s July 7-8 summit in Ankara, while 179 were jailed pending...
ECtHR found rights violations affecting over 8,000 people in Turkey’s post-coup crackdown: report
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has issued 114 judgments finding violations affecting 8,056 people in cases arising from Turkey’s crackdown after a...
Turkish rescue group founder jailed over post questioning official account of 2016 coup attempt
Turkey on Friday arrested Nasuh Mahruki, the founder and former president of search-and-rescue group AKUT, over a social media post alleging that authorities knowingly...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court finds rights violation in journalist’s arrest over Gülen condolence post
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the pretrial detention of journalist Kazım Güleçyüz over a social media post expressing condolences following the death of...
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...