Turkish police detain CHP mayor, 14 others in İzmir corruption investigation
Turkish police on Tuesday detained a mayor from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and 14 other people in the western province of...
Prosecutors seek up to 4.5 years for jailed rescue group founder over coup post
Turkish prosecutors are seeking up to four-and-a-half years in prison for jailed mountaineer and government critic Nasuh Mahruki over a social media post alleging...
Family seeks investigation after man dies in Turkish custody with unexplained injuries
The family and lawyers of a man who died in an Istanbul hospital 12 days after a court jailed him pending trial are seeking...
Turkey blocks access to website covering defense in İmamoğlu trial
A Turkish court on Friday blocked access to a website reporting defense arguments and courtroom developments in the trial of jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem...
Turkey investigates veteran journalist for allegedly insulting Erdoğan
Turkish prosecutors have opened an investigation into veteran journalist Ertuğrul Özkök over remarks authorities say may have insulted President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during an...
Actor-turned-opposition mayor jailed in expanding crackdown on CHP municipalities
A Turkish court has jailed Erdal Beşikçioğlu, an award-winning actor who became mayor of Ankara’s Etimesgut district, and 39 others pending trial in a...
Only 5.7 pct of Turkey’s private-sector workers are union members: report
Only 5.7 percent of private-sector workers in Turkey are union members and a mere 4.2 percent are covered by collective bargaining agreements, according to...
Seriously ill Kurdish prisoner repeatedly denied suspension of sentence dies at 83
Abdülalim Kaya, an 83-year-old seriously ill Kurdish man whose requests for suspension of his sentence were repeatedly rejected despite a medical report finding him...
İstanbul court jails Üsküdar’s first woman mayor, 3 others in corruption investigation
An İstanbul court on Friday jailed Sinem Dedetaş, the first female mayor of the city’s Üsküdar district who ended 30 years of Islamist-based rule,...
Turkey gives presidential cybersecurity agency power to order internet measures before court review
Turkey has given a cybersecurity agency reporting directly to the presidency power to order internet and communications companies to carry out emergency measures before...
Latest Reports
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...
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...