Turkey’s main opposition CHP loses 9 lawmakers from party rolls amid leadership fight
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has lost nine lawmakers from its official party rolls after their membership records were deleted from the...
1,601 arrested in 2025 over alleged Gülen links, interior minister says
Turkish authorities arrested 1,601 people in 2025 as part of an ongoing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on...
Turkey detains 13 in disappearance of young Kurdish woman after 6 years of stalled...
Authorities in Turkey have detained 13 people in connection with the disappearance of a young Kurdish woman, reviving a six-year-old case that has attracted...
Lawyers organizations urge Turkey to release attorneys detained ahead of NATO summit
Two international lawyers organizations on Thursday called on Turkish authorities to release three attorneys detained ahead of a NATO summit in Ankara, warning that...
DEM Party indignant after CHP leader says he doesn’t regret vote that helped lead...
Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party has demanded an apology from Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu after the court-reinstated leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) said...
Turkish lawyer prosecuted for insulting Turkish president on social media
Turkish authorities have pressed charges against lawyer Efkan Bolaç for insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on social media, the Bianet news website reported.
Bolaç...
Defendants decry personal toll as trial of young girls is adjourned
Defendants in Turkey’s ongoing “girls’ trial” described the lasting emotional, psychological and personal toll of facing terrorism charges over routine religious and educational activities...
Judge notorious for convicting dissidents appointed İstanbul’s chief prosecutor
Akın Gürlek, a former judge and deputy justice minister known for convicting dissidents in politically motivated trials, has been appointed as the chief public...
Two Iranians extradited by Turkey in defiance of international law face execution
An Iranian court on Tuesday upheld the death sentences of Saeed Tamjidi (27) and Mohammad Rajabi (25), two Iranian nationals who sought asylum in...
Top court issues landmark ruling to investigate gov’t officials for negligence in femicide case
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has issued a landmark decision in the case of government officials accused of negligence in the murder of academic Serpil Erfındık,...
Latest Reports
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...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2023.
The May 2023 re-election of...