The Year in Review: Women’s Rights
The year 2020 has witnessed an increase in rights violations against women in Turkey, with rising numbers of femicide cases amid discussions of withdrawing...
Turkey jails 81 in investigation targeting religious group, summons former minister for questioning
Turkish courts have jailed 81 people pending trial in a financial crimes investigation involving members of Süleymanlılar religious community including its leader, Alihan Kuriş,...
Turkish state broadcaster accused of censoring question on jailed comedian, detentions during NATO press...
TRT, Turkey’s state broadcaster, is facing accusations that during a press conference ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara, it censored the live Turkish...
Turkish activists describe police mistreatment in detention
Activists detained on Friday during a protest against the Turkish government's commercial ties with Israel claimed to be subjected to police mistreatment, the Bold...
Journalists, politicians protest in Berlin after attack on exiled Turkish journalist
Dozens of journalists and politicians protested in Berlin on Friday against a recent attack on Erk Acarer, a Turkish journalist critical of President Recep...
Sending money to imprisoned relatives is not terrorism financing: İHD
The Turkey-based Human Rights Association (İHD) on Thursday released a statement calling on the authorities to end their practice of targeting people on terrorism...
Top European court faults Turkey over detention of 2 Kurdish politicians
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the rights of prominent Kurdish politicians Gültan Kışanak and Sebahat Tuncel in their 2016...
Ailing 84-year-old inmate not released despite suffering heart attack in his cell
An ailing 84-year-old man serving a sentence on conviction of links to the Gülen movement has not been released from prison even after suffering...
European rights court orders Turkey to free Osman Kavala, says conviction is null and...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday ordered Turkey to release imprisoned philanthropist Osman Kavala without delay and said his criminal conviction...
Coalition of Turkish opposition parties call for Demirtaş’s release, says Istanbul Mayor İmamoğlu should...
A delegation of Turkish opposition parties on Thursday called for the release of jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş and demanded that Istanbul Mayor Ekrem...
Latest Reports
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...