Turkey’s top court annuls parts of first presidential decree, citing ‘unconstitutionality’
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has cancelled parts of the first presidential decree issued following the country’s transition to a presidential system of governance in 2018...
Criticizing election board’s decision on Erdoğan’s candidacy prompts probes
Investigations have been launched into social media users who criticized Turkey’s election authority over its recent decision that there is no legal obstacle to...
Top court finds rights violation in terror conviction of association member
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the conviction of a man on terrorism charges over the alleged links of an association he’s a member...
Turkish interior minister likens May 14 elections to 2016 attempted coup
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu in a speech on Friday likened the upcoming general election on May 14 to a coup attempt, Turkish media...
Int’l delegation seeks permission from Turkey’s Justice Ministry to meet with jailed PKK leader
An international delegation including lawmakers from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) in Turkey has applied to the Justice Ministry for...
Turkish police intervene in teachers’ protest, detain 15
The police in Ankara on Tuesday night forcibly broke up a protest staged by an education workers labor union, detaining 15 teachers, the Artı...
Changes to Turkey’s Press Ethics Code feared to contribute to increasing censorship
Turkey’s Press Advertising Agency (BİK), the state body responsible for regulating publicly funded advertisements in the media, has changed the Press Ethics Code, adding...
7 pro-gov’t foundations divided up 769 dormitories seized over Gülen links: journalist
Seven pro-government foundations in Turkey have shared among themselves 769 of 848 student dormitories seized for affiliation with the faith-based Gülen movement since a...
Turkey’s broadcasting regulator imposes 99 sanctions, fines outlets $5.3 million in 2025
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), Turkey’s broadcasting regulator, levied 99 sanctions in 2025 and fined broadcasters and digital platforms about $5.3 million,...
18 rights, media organizations condemn Turkish journalist’s arrest over report on corruption
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) have joined 16 other media and human rights organizations in condemning the arrest of a...
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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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