MP claims Turkish military installed scanners, is strip-searching inhabitants of Kurdish village
The Turkish military has set up X-ray scanners at the entrance of a Kurdish-majority village in southeast Turkey and has allegedly been strip-searching incoming...
Turkey detains 47 people on alleged Gülen links
Turkish police on Thursday detained 47 people for alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based group accused by the government of “terrorist activities.”
Carried...
Top court rules rejection of environmental activist’s lawsuit against mining project violated his rights
The Turkish Constitutional Court has ruled that the rejection of an environmental activist’s lawsuit against a mining project in Erzincan, where a recent landslide...
Turkish journalist faces forced court appearance on insult, libel charges
A court in İstanbul has ruled that journalist Doğan Akın be brought by force to the next hearing of his trial on charges of...
2 more university students die by suicide in Turkey
Suicide among Turkish university students has become worryingly common, with two more students taking their own lives in the space of one month, the...
Human rights violations increased in Turkey’s earthquakes zone in 2023, says new IHD report
Human rights violations in southeastern Turkey increased last year after major earthquakes struck the region in February, according to a new report by the...
Freedom House says Turkey’s 2023 elections were unfair, opposition suppressed
Washington-based advocacy organization Freedom House has in its latest report referred to the elections in Turkey last May as “unfair” and said they were held amid...
Editor of Kurdish news agency acquitted of terrorism charges
A Turkish court has acquitted journalist Sedat Yılmaz, editor of the Mezopotamya news agency, of terrorism charges related to his alleged links to the...
Kurdish journalist released from pretrial detention 306 days after arrest
A Turkish court on Thursday decided for the release from pretrial detention of a Kurdish journalist 306 days after she was arrested on terrorism-related...
Europe saw 82 percent increase in asylum applications from Turkish citizens in 2023: EUAA
The number of Turkish citizens seeking asylum in the EU countries, Switzerland and Norway increased by 82 percent in 2023 over the previous year,...
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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...