Labor Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
Turkey faced a troubling year for labor rights in 2024, with at least 1,897 workers losing their lives in job-related accidents, according to the...
Swedish journalist charged in Turkey risks 12 years in prison, employer says
A Swedish journalist arrested in Turkey in March has been charged with insulting the president and alleged terrorism offenses, facing up to 12 years...
356,000 pregnant quake survivors require reproductive healthcare: UNFPA
A total of 356,000 pregnant women in Turkey and Syria affected by devastating earthquakes on February 6 urgently need access to reproductive health services,...
Turkish journalist jailed over allegedly administering LGBTQ+ group’s Instagram account takes case to top...
Lawyers for Turkish journalist Tuğba Tekerek have petitioned Turkey's Constitutional Court for her release from pretrial detention, saying prosecutors have not disclosed evidence supporting...
Syrian refugees say life in Turkey extremely difficult amid current economic crisis
Syrian refugees in a recent interview said life had become extremely difficult in Turkey due to the current economic crisis and increasing prices.
Speaking to...
Bluesky restricts access to 72 accounts in Turkey amid government pressure
Bluesky has restricted access to 72 accounts and one post in Turkey, marking a shift for the decentralized social media platform that had previously...
Turkey uses post-9/11 counterterrorism model to target critics in exile: report
Turkey has used strategies similar to post-9/11 US counterterrorism practices to crack down on critics in exile, particularly members of the Gülen movement, Turkish...
World Economic Forum ranks Turkey among the worst in global index on gender equality
A recent report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) ranked Turkey 129th among 146 countries as regards gender equality.
The Global Gender Gap 2023 report indicated that Turkey...
European rights court rules against Turkey over passport cancellations of dismissed academics
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled Tuesday that Turkey violated the rights of two academics by canceling their passports under a state...
President Erdoğan vows not to send Syrians home, slams main opposition leader over anti-refugee...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday pledged not to send refugees who fled civil war in Syria and sought refuge in Turkey back...
Latest Reports
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...