Restrictions on use of Kurdish under spotlight as TV presenter slams guest for speaking...
Disapproval of the use of Kurdish has been high on the agenda in Turkey this week, with a popular TV host criticizing her guest...
Protesters demand justice in Strasbourg for victims of Turkey’s post-coup crackdown
More than 2,000 Turkish expatriates and human rights activists gathered in front of the Council of Europe headquarters in Strasbourg on Wednesday to demand...
Woman demanding justice for slain family members faces 4 years in prison
A Turkish public prosecutor is seeking a jail sentence of up to four years for Emine Şenyaşar, who has been demanding justice for three...
EU urges Turkey to probe claims of refugee abuse, forced deportations
The European Union on Friday called on Turkey to investigate claims of abuse of refugees in EU-funded centers and forced deportations to Afghanistan and...
HDP aspires to solve ‘Kurdish problem’ in parliament: Demirtaş
Jailed former co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtaş has said the party aspires to solve Turkey’s so-called Kurdish problem and...
Council of Europe urges urgent action on growing number of human trafficking cases in...
The Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) has called for immediate action to address an increase...
EU approves additional 149 mln euro fund for Syrian refugees in Turkey
The European Council has approved €149.6 million in additional funding from the EU budget to support Syrian refugees in Turkey.
“The purpose of the budget...
RSF calls on Turkey to lift restrictions on journalists’ X accounts, release jailed editor-in-chief
The German branch of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Tuesday called on Turkish authorities to restore access to X accounts belonging to journalists Can Dündar and...
İHD co-chair files complaint against prison guards who allegedly beat and sexually harassed female...
Human Rights Association (İHD) co-chair and lawyer Eren Keskin filed a complaint last week against prison guards who allegedly beat and sexually harassed a...
Veteran journalist faces up to 7.5 years in prison for ‘PKK propaganda’ in TV...
Turkish journalist Ayşenur Arslan, a veteran broadcaster and former presenter on the pro-opposition Halk TV, faces up to seven and a half years in...
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Turkey’s Post-Coup Crackdown, 10 Years On: A Decade’s Legacy
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This report examines how the sweeping measures introduced in Turkey following the coup attempt of July 15, 2016 evolved over the next decade...
UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights Violations...
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This report analyzes UN findings on Turkey’s post-2016 counterterrorism measures targeting people with alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement.
Drawing on opinions of...
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...