Journalists, minors among over 119,000 under judicial supervision in Turkey
More than 119,000 people in Turkey, including opposition journalists and minors, are currently under judicial supervision, raising concerns about the growing use of court-imposed...
11-year-old’s talk of suicide after mother jailed underscores toll of Gülen-linked cases in Turkey
An 11‑year‑old in Turkey has begun saying he wants to kill himself since his mother’s recent detention over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen...
European Parliament urges Turkey to recognize legal status of Orthodox Patriarchate
The European Parliament (EP) has called on Turkey to recognize the legal status of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, the spiritual leader of Eastern...
Journalists hit with travel ban after questioning over coverage of jailed İstanbul mayor
A Turkish court banned six Turkish journalists from traveling abroad after they gave statements to the police as suspects in an investigation linked to...
Former teacher dismissed by post-coup emergency decree experiences discrimination in labor market
A former teacher who was fired by an emergency decree in the aftermath of a 2016 coup attempt in Turkey has said he is...
ECtHR faults Turkey for monitoring 3 inmates’ meetings with lawyers
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkish authorities’ monitoring and recording of three applicants’ meetings with their lawyers while they...
Turkey plunges to 124th place in Corruption Perceptions Index 2025, tied with Belarus, Uzbekistan
Turkey was ranked 124th out of 182 countries and territories in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2025, scoring 31 points, below the Eastern Europe and...
Bulgaria sends troops to tackle migrant influx from Turkey
Bulgaria on Monday deployed 350 soldiers to the border with Turkey to help police cope with the growing influx of migrants, Agence France-Presse reported,...
9-months-pregnant woman jailed over Gülen links remains behind bars in Turkey despite repeated appeals...
A Turkish court has rebuffed three attempts to free a 9-months-pregnant former teacher who could go into labor at any moment, the TR724 news...
Eight civilians killed in Turkish airstrikes on Syria
Turkish airstrikes killed eight civilians in Syria’s Kurdish-held northeast Monday, a war monitor and local media said, as Ankara launched operations in Iraq and...
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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...