Turkish teacher’s death raises questions over response to abuse complaints
A 24-year-old teacher in eastern Turkey who repeatedly alleged that education authorities failed to act on her complaints of physical abuse, workplace harassment and...
Wife of Turkish teacher dismissed over alleged Gülen links dies while saving children from...
The wife of a former teacher dismissed by an emergency decree over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement died on Saturday while trying...
Jailed opposition mayor of Turkey’s fourth-largest city faces 402 years in prison
Turkish prosecutors are seeking a sentence of up to 402 years for the jailed mayor of Bursa, Turkey’s fourth-largest city, in an indictment accusing...
Court gives suspended sentence to Kurdish journalist over terrorism propaganda
A Turkish court on Tuesday handed down a suspended 15-month sentence to Kurdish journalist Erdoğan Alayumat on terrorism-related charges, the pro-Kurdish JINNEWS news agency reported.
The...
Jailed Istanbul municipality executive alleges strip-search, custody threats in court testimony
A former executive at a municipality-owned company in Istanbul told a court on Tuesday that she was subjected to a strip-search in police custody...
President of Turkey’s top court says rights rulings must be enforced as complaints top...
The Turkish Constitutional Court has received more than 739,000 individual rights complaints since 2012, the court's president said Monday, warning that constitutional protections have...
Dismissed teacher’s wife recounts hardship, family rift after Turkey’s post-coup crackdown
The wife of a teacher dismissed by an emergency decree after a failed coup in Turkey in 2016 has described years of economic hardship,...
Rival meetings deepen leadership crisis in Turkey’s main opposition CHP
A leadership crisis in Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deepened on Tuesday as ousted party leader Özgür Özel addressed lawmakers in parliament,...
Amnesty urges Turkey to end judicial crackdown on main opposition CHP
Amnesty International on Tuesday urged Turkish authorities to end a crackdown on the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), describing an appeals court decision...
Most Turks opposed possible court move to reinstate Kılıçdaroğlu: poll
A majority of Turks opposed a possible court ruling that would annul the main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) 2023 congress and reinstate former...
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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...