6 Kurdish politicians arrested days after detention on allegations of terrorism
A Turkish court has arrested six politicians, former mayors and their deputies in the predominantly Kurdish province of Diyarbakır who were detained on June 8 as...
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...
Opposition party leader under investigation for insulting Erdoğan
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into the leader of the People’s Liberation Party (HKP), a left-wing populist and anti-imperialist political party, on allegations...
European rights court faults Turkey for withholding inmate’s letter to fiancée
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Turkish prison authorities violated the rights of Emrah Uygun, who was sentenced to more than...
Top court upholds hundreds of life sentences in Turkey’s 2016 coup attempt trial
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld sentences handed down to 430 of 469 defendants, most of whom were sentenced to life in...
CoE delegation visits jailed İstanbul mayor, condemns his detention without trial
A delegation from the Council of Europe (CoE) visited İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu in jail this week, marking the first international meeting with the...
Turkey detains 73 over Gülen links in defiance of ECtHR ruling
Turkish police have detained 73 people across 16 provinces in the last four days over their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Interior...
Turkey blocks pro-Kurdish news agencies’ social media accounts
Turkish authorities have blocked the social media accounts of two pro-Kurdish news agencies, prompting a parliamentary inquiry from an opposition lawmaker over the government's...
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog fines stations critical of gov’t $1.84 million in 2021
Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) imposed TL 21.5 million ($1.84 million) in fines in 2021 on TV channels with critical stances towards...
Erdoğan’s transnational repression leads to 72 pct increase in Turkish intel agency’s personnel expenditures
The personnel costs of Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) have increased by 72 percent since a coup attempt in July 2016, mainly due to...
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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...
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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...