Death of purged academic highlights enduring human cost of Turkey’s post-coup crackdown
The death of Bülent Adıgüzel, a 48-year-old former academic dismissed from his job at a public university and put in pretrial detention for six...
Turkish court gives author suspended sentence for alleged terrorist propaganda
Author, director, and journalist Ruhi Karadağ has been handed down a 15-month suspended sentence on charges of disseminating terrorist propaganda in one of his...
Turkish court sentences academic to over 6 years in pro-Kurdish HDK-linked terrorism case
A Turkish court on Friday sentenced academic Berfin Azdal to more than six years in prison on terrorism-related charges in a case linked to...
Turkey’s LGBT+ under increasing government pressure, report reveals
A recent report by the LGBT+ advocacy group KAOS GL has revealed that Turkey's LGBT+ community is feeling increasingly threatened under the Justice and...
Turkey to officially abandon Istanbul Convention on July 1
Turkey will officially withdraw from an international convention that aims to combat domestic violence on July 1, Turkish Minute reported, citing a presidential decree...
Armenian cemetery destroyed by bulldozers in Van province
An old Armenian cemetery in Turkey’s eastern province of Van was destroyed by bulldozers last week and bones were scattered across the field, sparking...
Erdoğan files lawsuit against opposition MP for calling him ‘top Gülen member’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has filed a lawsuit against a main opposition party politician who recently referred to him as the top member...
Turkey expands corruption probe into opposition-run municipalities, detaining 11 in Istanbul
Turkish police on Wednesday detained 11 employees of Istanbul’s Bayrampaşa Municipality, in a growing corruption investigation that has already led to the arrest and...
Media executive Hidayet Karaca marks 11th year in prison over alleged links to Gülen...
Hidayet Karaca, a former journalist and chief executive of the Samanyolu Media Group, has marked 11 years in prison in Turkey, Turkish Minute reported.
Karaca,...
Pregnant woman unlawfully arrested in Antalya for aiding families of post-coup victims
A pregnant woman was unlawfully arrested on September 30 in Turkey's southern Antalya province for helping the families of individuals targeted by a post-coup...
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Torture, Ill-treatment and Prison Conditions in Turkey: 2025 in Review
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
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...
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...