ECtHR finds no public officials at fault in 2015 Ankara bombings
In a development likely to cause great disappointment among families of the victims of Turkey’s deadliest terrorist attack, the European Court of Human Rights...
148 people including 5 inmates died, 281 maltreated or tortured in Turkey in March:...
Cases of human rights violations in Turkey in March included 148 deaths and 281 incidents of torture or maltreatment, with 51 of them taking...
HRW raises alarm at Turkey’s embrace of Syrian groups accused of war crimes
Human Rights Watch (HRW) raised concerns over Turkey's warm reception of two faction leaders from Syrian armed opposition groups accused of serious human rights...
Amnesty calls for release of dozens detained at İstanbul Pride March
The Turkey office of Amnesty International has called on Turkish authorities to immediately and unconditionally release dozens of LGBTQ+ activists who were detained in...
Turkish court acquits suspects in killing of 2 Kurdish youths during 2014 Kobani protests
A Turkish court has acquitted five men accused of killing two Kurdish youths and wounding another during the 2014 Kobani protests in southeastern Turkey,...
Turkey leads Europe in prison population, number of inmates per capita
Turkey has surpassed all European countries in both total prison population and inmates per capita as of 2022, signaling a significant upward trend in...
Rights groups condemn Turkey’s delay in repatriating bodies of journalists killed in drone strike
Bar associations, lawyers groups and human rights organizations in Turkey are denouncing authorities for delaying the repatriation of the bodies of two Kurdish journalists...
70 percent of Kurdish youths face discrimination, research shows
Seventy percent of Kurdish youths in Turkey encounter discrimination in their daily lives, according to joint research conducted by the Rawest Research Center, the...
88 acquitted in trials over protests against İstanbul mayor’s detention
An İstanbul court on Monday acquitted 88 people in two cases stemming from protests against the detention of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, while two...
Turkey detains daughters of Gülen-linked prisoners over study assistance in Germany
Turkish police on Friday detained two women whose fathers are imprisoned in cases tied to the government’s crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement after...
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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...