Conscripts sentenced to life in retrial over coup charges
Turkish authorities have rearrested and sent to prison four former conscripts who were sentenced to life in prison in a retrial related to a...
Erdoğan appoints controversial figure as Turkey’s top prosecutor
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has appointed a controversial judge at the Supreme Court of Appeals who was behind a recent crisis between the...
Erdoğan’s crackdown does not spare minors: Teenagers recount trauma of police custody
Two teenage girls detained last week in a police operation focused on alleged members of Gülen movement, a faith-based group targeted by Turkish President...
RSF calls on Turkish gov’t to abandon controversial ‘agents of influence’ legislation
Paris-based press organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on the Turkish government to abandon a proposed amendment on “agents of influence,” warning about its risks...
Proposed legislation in Turkey to criminalize research for ‘foreign interests’
Draft legislation in Turkey proposes to jail journalists and researchers working for foreign “interests,” following similar measures in Russia and Georgia that rights groups...
İstanbul court rejects Kavala’s request for a retrial
An İstanbul court has for a third time rejected a request for a retrial for jailed businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala, the Turkish Minute...
Dozens detained across Turkey in operations targeting pro-Kurdish DEM Party
Turkish police have detained dozens of people in several provinces across the country, including İstanbul, as part of operations that mainly targeted members of...
75-year-old woman imprisoned for solidarity with prisoners suffers from deteriorating health
Hatice Yıldız, an ailing 75-year-old woman who had been sentenced to four years on charges of “financing a terrorist organization” because she sent money...
Turkish prosecutors dismiss torture complaint by former dormitory director linked to Gülen movement
Turkish prosecutors have dismissed a complaint of torture filed by Aysun Işınkaralar, the former director of a dormitory affiliated with the faith-based Gülen movement,...
Teen detained for allegedly swearing at President Erdoğan’s convoy
A 16-year-old girl was detained on the orders of a presidential guard after allegedly cursing at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s convoy as it...
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Turkey’s Crackdown on the Main Opposition and the Kurdish Political Movement: 2025 in Review
Turkey's political opposition faced intensifying pressure in 2025, with the judiciary emerging as the primary instrument for targeting dissenting voices. The most far-reaching measures...
Torture, Ill-treatment and Prison Conditions in Turkey: 2025 in Review
Turkey's record on torture and ill-treatment continued to deteriorate in 2025, despite its commitments under international human rights conventions.
Throughout the year human rights organizations...
Turkey’s Transnational Repression: 2025 in Review
Turkey's campaign of transnational repression against critics abroad continued throughout 2025. Since a coup attempt in July 2016, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s long arm...
Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: 2025 in Review
During the year Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continued to relentlessly pursue anyone with alleged links with the faith-based Gülen movement, which he described...
Women’s rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
The state of women’s rights in Turkey showed no meaningful improvement in 2025, as longstanding problems persisted and new challenges emerged. Femicides, institutional failures...
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...