Luxembourg court grants previously denied refugee status for Turkish man at risk of persecution...
A Luxembourg court has overturned the rejection of an asylum application filed by a Turkish man linked to the Gülen movement, ruling that his...
Finance watchdog visited Turkey ahead of ‘grey list’ decision: report
A team from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an international watchdog that placed Turkey on its "grey list" in 2021, recently held meetings...
Yusuf Bilge Tunç’s father says their lives on hold 500 days after his disappearance
The father of Yusuf Bilge Tunç, who went missing more than a year ago and is feared to have been abducted by Turkish intelligence,...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court finds fair trial violation in former officer’s coup conviction
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the right to a fair trial of a former noncommissioned officer who was sentenced to more than 12...
Jailed businessman Kavala seeks justice ministry’s intervention for a retrial
After an İstanbul court rejected jailed businessman Osman Kavala’s third request for a retrial earlier this week, one of his lawyers petitioned the justice ministry, asking...
Police, not the PKK, killed Tahir Elçi, Forensic Architecture’s investigation reveals: report
An indictment concerning the killing of prominent human rights lawyer Tahir Elçi that charges a Kurdish militant with murder is not realistic, Turkish Minute...
Turkish journalist couple detained after reporting AKP lawmaker’s remarks thanking Öcalan
A journalist couple in Trabzon were detained overnight and questioned on suspicion of inciting public hatred and hostility after reporting remarks by a ruling-party...
Kurdish ALS patient kept behind bars despite severe health decline, deemed ‘dangerous to society’
Abdulkadir Kuday, a Kurdish inmate with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) whose health has been deteriorating, remains imprisoned despite a Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK)...
Istanbul Convention withdrawal put children’s rights at risk: Rights group
The Partnership Network, a children’s rights group representing 33 nongovernmental organizations, has warned that Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention has the potential to...
At least 239 children died in preventable incidents in Turkey over the summer, rights...
At least 239 children died across Turkey during June, July and August in incidents that the FİSA Child Rights Center classified as preventable, with...
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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...