Rights activist, opposition MP Gergerlioğlu harassed during election campaign
Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and a prominent human rights advocate, was harassed in Turkey’s northwestern province...
Erdoğan accuses Greek PM of ‘lies’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday accused the Greek prime minister of telling “lies” after Athens accused Ankara of “instrumentalizing migration,” Agence France-Presse...
Press Freedom in Turkey: 2024 in Review
Press freedom in Turkey deteriorated further in 2024, with journalist associations calling it “a lost year” for press freedom. Turkish journalist groups warned that press...
Turkish diplomats who spied on critics, coordinated kidnappings, responded to UN letter on state-sponsored...
The Turkish government’s response to a joint UN letter on systematic, state-sponsored abductions and the forcible return of Turkish nationals was conveyed by the country’s...
92 detained in İstanbul ahead of May Day demonstrations
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has announced that police detained 92 people across İstanbul on Tuesday in a preemptive operation ahead of May...
15 police officers died by suicide in 25 days: union leader
The head of a police union in Turkey has revealed that 15 police officers have died by suicide over the past 25 days, pointing...
Conscript convicted of involvement in failed coup says he has been robbed of his...
Hamza Yıldız, a young private in the Turkish military convicted of involvement in a failed coup in July 2016 and handed down nine life...
European lawyers association condemns reported abuse of women legal professionals in Turkey
The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) on Tuesday condemned reported acts of violence, harassment and online targeting of women lawyers...
‘I’m critical of the Turkish government. I’d be ashamed of myself if I kept...
Herkül Millas, 82, a Greek-Turkish columnist for the now-closed Zaman daily who lives in Athens, said he as a government critic only wrote what...
Mother of mentally impaired inmate serving life sentence calls for his release
A Kurdish mother is pleading for the release of her mentally impaired son, Hacı Elçi, who was sentenced to life in prison despite prior...
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Torture, Ill-treatment and Prison Conditions in Turkey: 2025 in Review
Turkey's record on torture and ill-treatment continued to deteriorate in 2025, despite its commitments under international human rights conventions.
Throughout the year human rights organizations...
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...