CPJ urges Turkey to protect 3 journalists facing death threats
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Tuesday called on Turkish authorities to ensure the security of three reporters who have received death threats...
Jailed former police chief not allowed to attend father’s funeral
Imprisoned former police chief Yakup Saygılı, who led corruption operations in 2013 that implicated then-prime minister and current President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, his family...
Senior diplomats among dozens of Turkish MFA staff targeted over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities have detained or issued arrest warrants for 64 current and former employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including several senior diplomats,...
380 people, including 2 minors, mistreated in Turkey in December: rights report
Cases of human rights violations in Turkey in December included 380 incidents of mistreatment, with 86 of them taking place in prisons, according to...
Turkey seizes assets of 2 major holdings in probe into alleged stock market manipulation
A Turkish court has ordered the seizure of assets belonging to two large investment companies, Hat Holding and Investco Holding, as part of a...
Turkey introduces app to combat online ‘disinformation’ in wake of major earthquake
The Turkish government has introduced a smartphone application allowing users to report people who are believed to have produced or disseminated fake news or...
Report details how Erdoğan’s Turkey institutionalized hate speech against Gülen movement
A new report by the Netherlands-based human rights group Stichting Justice Square reveals how the Turkish government under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan institutionalized hate...
Turkey detains 12 over collapsed buildings after quake: report
Turkish police have detained 12 people over collapsed buildings in the southeastern provinces of Gaziantep and Şanlıurfa, local media reported on Saturday, following the...
Former AKP lawmaker faces up to 8 years for criticizing Erdoğan
Turkish prosecutors are seeking up to eight years in prison for Hüseyin Kocabıyık, a former lawmaker from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)...
Governor in earthquake zone says death toll could be 5 times higher than official...
Although Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD) put the death toll of powerful earthquakes that hit Turkey earlier this month at more than...
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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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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...