Turkey jails activist protesting land survey for coal mine project in Muğla
A Turkish court on Tuesday ordered the pretrial detention of local activist Esra Işık for protesting a land survey linked to a coal mine...
Turkish court hands down reduced sentence to another femicide perpetrator
A man who fatally shot his wife in December 2022 received a reduced prison sentence on the grounds that he had been “provoked” and...
Rights abuses at women’s prison in Turkey amount to crimes against humanity, lawmaker says
A Turkish opposition lawmaker has alleged serious rights abuses at İzmir Şakran Women's Prison, including denial of medical care, strip-searches and arbitrary restrictions on...
Documentary series sheds light on plight of child victims of Turkey’s purge
The Tenkil Museum, a civil initiative dedicated to sustaining the memory of the victims of Turkey’s massive crackdown on the Gülen movement, has launched...
Left-wing party leader arrested in Turkey amid expanding crackdown on opposition
A Turkish court on Wednesday ordered the pretrial detention of Sezin Uçar, a lawyer and deputy co-chair of the Socialist Party of the Oppressed...
Turkish prosecutor facing trial over illegal financial gain also implicated in murder of politician:...
Turkish prosecutor Okan Bato, already facing trial for an unexplained increase in his personal wealth, is now also suspected in the 2019 murder of a politician,...
Former police chief involved in Turkey’s 2013 corruption investigations arrested over alleged Gülen links
A Turkish court has ordered the arrest of a former İstanbul police chief who was part of the team that led corruption investigations in...
Turkey released Kazakh ISIL suspect wanted by INTERPOL for lack of evidence
Turkish authorities have released pending trial a Kazakh national wanted by INTERPOL on suspicion of membership in the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant...
Turkey jails 7 people after appeals court upholds Gülen-link convictions
Turkey on Tuesday jailed seven people in Kayseri province, including teachers, military officers and a police officer, after an appeals court upheld their prison...
90 pct of LGBT individuals in Turkey subjected to digital violence, research shows
LGBT advocacy group KAOS GL has released a report that revealed that nine out of 10 LGBT individuals in Turkey regularly face digital violence.
Based...
Latest Reports
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...
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...