6 arrested in probe into İstanbul Municipality’s digital platforms
Six people have been arrested as part of an investigation into the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality over its digital platforms “İstanbul Senin” (İstanbul Is Yours)...
İstanbul mayor’s alleged use of Wickr Me cited as ‘ByLock-like’ evidence in espionage probe
A Turkish prosecutor has cited jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu’s alleged use of the encrypted messaging app Wickr Me as critical evidence in a...
Students allege police abuse after İstanbul protests over İmamoğlu’s arrest
Students detained after protests that erupted after the March arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu have accused the police of beatings, harassment and denial...
District municipality in İstanbul shifts from opposition CHP to AKP after repeat vote
İstanbul’s Bayrampaşa district came under the control of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) after the party’s candidate won a repeat city council...
RSF lists Turkey among countries targeting journalists for environmental reporting
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Monday listed Turkey as among the countries harassing journalists for covering environmental issues, highlighting the growing risks faced by...
Former officer dismissed from Turkish army by decree dies of cancer after late release...
Former noncommissioned officer Timur Özgen, who was dismissed from the Turkish military by a government decree and later imprisoned following a 2016 coup attempt,...
Jailed İstanbul mayor hit with fresh charges of ‘political espionage’
Prosecutors have filed new charges of “political espionage” against jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, deepening a months-long legal saga that has already kept the...
Germany sees sharp rise in deportations, with Turkey top destination
Germany has deported nearly 17,700 people so far this year, with most sent to Turkey, marking a nearly 20 percent increase compared to the...
Turkey appoints trustee to run pro-opposition network TELE1
Turkish authorities have appointed a government-controlled trustee to take over management of TELE1, one of the country’s last remaining pro-opposition television networks, after the...
CPJ urges Turkish authorities not to contest two journalists’ appeals
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday called on Turkish authorities to refrain from challenging the appeals of two journalists who were convicted for their...
Latest Reports
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
Download PDF
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
Download PDF
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
Download PDF
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...
Download PDF
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
Download PDF
This report focuses on how the Turkish government, under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has used family punishment against his opponents.
Sippenhaft, also known as...