LGBTQ groups subject to harassment during Nevruz celebrations
LGBTQ groups were subject to physical harassment and insults during a celebration to the mark the spring festival of Nevruz in Istanbul’s Yenikapı Square,...
Body search requirement lifted for jailed Kurdish leader after outrage
A prison administration in northwestern Turkey has backed off its requirement that jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş undergo a body check before and after...
MP calls on Germany to stop arms exports to Turkey due to its attacks...
Gökay Akbulut, a member of the German parliament from the Left Party, has called on the German government to stop exporting arms to Turkey...
Report sheds light on shrinking space for civil society in Turkey under state pressure
A report titled “Civil Society Organizations in Turkey: Freedom of Association and Right to Participation” sheds light on the ongoing restriction of the civil...
Justice remains elusive for Turkey’s peace academics 8 years on
Turkey’s Academics for Peace, a group of scholars who were fired for signing a peace petition in 2016, are still struggling to return to...
CoE to discuss possible sanctions against Turkey regarding Kavala, Demirtaş cases
The Council of Europe’s (CoE) Committee of Ministers, in its quarterly human rights meeting March 12-14, will discuss possible sanctions against Turkey over its...
Turkish prosecutors issue fake arrest warrants for fraudulent asylum applications: Swiss media
Turkish nationals have been granted asylum in Switzerland by presenting fake arrest warrants issued by Turkish prosecutors, Turkish Minute reported, citing Swiss media reports.
The scheme,...
Turkey records five femicides in two days
A total of five women were killed by their family members over the last two days, while another woman was stabbed and injured, the...
Saturday Mothers activist to receive compensation for detention during protest
Aydın Aydoğan, a member of the Saturday Mothers activist group, has won a court case and will receive non-pecuniary damages from the state for...
Turkey detains soldiers, cadets on Gülen links
Police and gendarmerie forces in seven provinces conducted house raids early Tuesday to detain active duty and former soldiers as well as former military...
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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...
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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...