Turkey recorded 709 prison deaths in 2024
Turkey recorded 709 deaths in prison in the first 11 months of 2024, according to data from the Ministry of Justice shared in response...
Turkey snubs UN special rapporteurs probing widespread human rights violations against Gülen movement
The Turkish government has refused to respond to allegations of systematic repression against individuals allegedly affiliated with the Gülen movement made by United Nations...
Turkish court rejects former general’s allegations of torture despite public evidence
A Turkish court has dismissed allegations of torture and abuse filed by former Air Force Commander Akın Öztürk, who is serving a life sentence...
Turkey’s Kurdish pupils struggle for access to language education amid repression: report
A Turkish government plan to address the conflict with Kurdish militants has renewed the focus on Kurdish rights, which Kurdish leaders say have eroded...
3 police officers, 1 doctor go on trial in southern Turkey in first post-coup...
Three police officers and a doctor accused of involvement in the torture of a former teacher in police custody are now standing trial in...
Main opposition leader visits Boğaziçi protestors, calls gov’t-appointed rector ‘occupier’
Özgür Özel, the leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), visited the İstanbul-based Boğaziçi University to show solidarity with academics and students...
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...
Social media campaign urges release of purged military officer suffering from MS
Social media users are calling on Turkish authorities to release Mehmet Gürler, a former military officer suffering from advanced multiple sclerosis (MS), from prison.
The...
Police confiscate Nelson Mandela book and others, detain publisher at book fair in southeastern...
Police raided the Diyarbakır 8th Book Fair on its fourth day, confiscating copies of five books and detaining a publisher, the Artı Gerçek news...
Disinformation law used to punish Turkish journalist reporting on earthquake response
Turkish journalist Yüsra Batıhan, who reported on alleged failures in the government’s response to the February 2023 earthquakes, is facing charges under the country’s...
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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...