Turkey’s main opposition leader condemns ongoing discrimination of Alevis
Özgür Özel, leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), in a speech on Friday said the Alevi community was being subjected to...
Journalist Nevşin Mengü faces judicial harassment, online smear campaign over interview: report
Turkish journalist Nevşin Mengü has faced judicial harassment and a coordinated online smear campaign after publishing an interview with Salih Müslim, an official of...
Jailed mayor from main opposition challenges suspension from office in court
Zeydan Karalar, the mayor of Turkey’s southern city of Adana who was arrested last month as part of a yearlong crackdown on main opposition-run...
Syrian human rights activist goes missing in İstanbul
A Syrian human rights activist who has been living in Turkey since 2013 has been missing since Nov. 27, Turkish Minute reported, citing the...
Erdoğan, ally signal change of stance on return of Syrian refugees to their homeland
Amid increasing public discontent with the rising number of refugees in Turkey, Justice and Development Party (AKP) leader and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and...
Rear handcuffing of detainees accused of supporting families of political prisoners sparks outcry
Rear handcuffing of detainees who were accused of supporting families of prisoners jailed over alleged Gülen links sparked outcry among human rights defenders, Turkish...
Over 32,000 Turks have entered US illegally via land borders since 2021
The number of Turkish citizens entering the United States illegally via the Mexican and Canadian borders has surpassed 32,000, Turkish Minute reported, citing official data from...
Kurdish filmmaker Kerem Tekoğlu arrested over alleged ties to PKK
Kurdish filmmaker Kerem Tekoğlu was arrested on Monday on charges of "membership in the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)," the Bianet news website reported...
Wife of imprisoned Kurdish leader Demirtaş criticizes prolonged COVID-19 restrictions in prisons
Başak Demirtaş, the wife of jailed Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş, criticized prolonged COVID-19 restrictions in prisons preventing families from having physical contact with their...
Turkish police sexually assaulted navy sergeant, threatened him with rape of his daughter
A navy sergeant in an elite special forces unit testified in court about the torture he and his colleagues suffered at the hands of...
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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...
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
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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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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...