EP rapporteur calls Turkey’s noncompliance with ECtHR rulings in Kavala case a ‘disaster’
Nacho Sanchez Amor, the European Parliament’s Turkey rapporteur, has slammed the upholding of the convictions of five defendants in the Gezi Park trial, describing...
Kavala says Turkish top court decision a product of mentality that disregards law, human...
Prominent businessman and civil society leader Osman Kavala has described a top court’s decision to uphold his and four others’ conviction in the Gezi...
Turkey saw 1,616 gun deaths in first 9 months of 2023: NGO
More than 1,600 people in Turkey died in gun-related incidents the first nine months of 2023, the Mezopotamya news agency reported on Thursday, citing...
Turkey’s top prosecutor who seeks to close pro-Kurdish party visits nationalist group in parliament
Turkey’s top prosecutor, who filed a closure case against the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in March 2021, paid a visit to the nationalist...
Turkish court releases police chief arrested for alleged theft of Feb. 6 earthquake aid
A Turkish court has released a police chief who was arrested for allegedly stealing assistance intended for survivors of earthquakes that devastated southeastern Turkey...
Turkey’s top appeals court upholds convictions of Kavala, 4 others in Gezi Park trial
The Supreme Court of Appeals of Turkey has upheld the convictions of five defendants including prominent businessman and civil society leader Osman Kavala in...
Turkish justice minister signals unwillingness to interpret ECtHR ruling as precedent, defying expectations
Turkish Minister of Justice Yılmaz Tunç on Thursday said the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judgment on a former teacher’s conviction on links...
2 teenagers in Turkey face prison sentences for insulting Atatürk, denigrating religious values
Turkish prosecutors have demanded prison terms for a 17-year-old who was arrested last week over a video of him performing a lewd act with...
3 doctors took own lives in a single day: Turkish Medical Association
The Turkish Medical Association (TTB) has announced that three young doctors died by suicide in different parts of Turkey in single day, calling for...
Turkish gov’t facilitates organized crime, fights political opponents: report
The Turkish government’s role in the country’s escalating organized crime activities is scrutinized in the recently published Global Organized Crime Index 2023 released by...
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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...
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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...