Turkey rejects European Parliament resolution on alleged crimes against Cypriot women
Turkey has rejected a European Parliament resolution on alleged crimes committed against Cypriot women and girls during the 1974 Turkish military intervention, calling the...
Council of Europe rights chief raises ‘grave’ fair trial concerns in İmamoğlu trial
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O’Flaherty has raised serious concerns about the prosecution of jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and hundreds...
Turkey used Maarif Foundation to close or take over 162 Gülen-linked schools in 29...
The Turkish government used the state-controlled Maarif Foundation (TMV) to secure the closure, confiscation or transfer to the TMV of at least 162 educational...
Trans teacher in Turkey says school ended her job after media coverage of gender...
A transgender teacher in Istanbul says a private school terminated her employment after government-aligned media outlets published her former name, photographs and details about...
2 Turkish lawyers jailed pending trial following detention in raids before NATO summit
A Turkish court has jailed two lawyers pending trial after they were detained in police raids carried out days before a NATO summit in...
Turkey arrests 4 over alleged Gülen links
A Turkish court on Wednesday ordered the arrest of four people in Çanakkale province over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run...
Inmate dies after 266-day hunger strike demanding transfer from Turkey’s ‘pit-type’ prison
An inmate who had been on a 266-day hunger strike demanding his transfer from one of Turkey’s high security “pit-type” prisons has died at...
27 rights groups urge Turkey to release journalists detained before NATO summit
Twenty-seven press freedom and human rights groups on Wednesday called on Turkish authorities to release journalists detained or arrested in the run-up to the...
Turkey orders access blocked to viral stand-up show by jailed comedian Deniz Göktaş
A Turkish court has ordered access blocked to a YouTube video of jailed comedian Deniz Göktaş’s stand-up show “Ölü Deniz,” citing national security and...
Documentary says soldiers were lured into trap, tortured after Turkey’s 2016 coup attempt
Personnel summoned to the Turkish Gendarmerie General Command headquarters in Ankara during a coup attempt on July 15, 2016, were lured into a trap,...
Latest Reports
New report exposes widespread, systematic rights violations in Turkey’s crackdown on the Gülen movement
STOCKHOLM— The Stockholm Center for Freedom today released a new report, “UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights...
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...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2023.
The May 2023 re-election of...