102 journalists appeared in court, 10 sentenced to prison in 3 months: report
One hundred two journalists appeared at hearings in their trials in Turkey from July to September, and 10 of them were sentenced to a...
Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen movement: 2024 in Review
The Gülen movement is a worldwide civic initiative rooted in the spiritual and humanistic tradition of Islam and inspired by the ideas and activism...
Former Kurdish deputy given 5 more years for terrorist propaganda
Leyla Güven, a Kurdish politician who was ousted from the Turkish Parliament in June 2020, has been handed down a prison sentence of five...
Turkey’s top court orders retrial in Gülen case, citing rights violations and insufficient evidence
Turkey’s Constitutional Court (AYM) has ordered a retrial for Hasan Sarıcı, who was convicted of membership in the faith-based Gülen movement, citing violations of...
Villager allegedly thrown from helicopter indicted for membership in terrorist organization
Osman Şiban, a Kurdish villager allegedly thrown from a military helicopter in the southeastern province of Van, has been indicted for membership in the...
Turkish court jails opposition journalist
A court in Turkey on Thursday ordered the arrest of a journalist from an opposition television channel accused of broadcasting a secretly recorded interview...
Boğaziçi University academic says he was fired over a tweet
Can Candan, a former faculty member at İstanbul’s Boğaziçi University and a documentary filmmaker, has said he was informed that his dismissal from the...
177 workers died in occupation-related accidents in Turkey in January: report
A total of 177 people died in workplace accidents in Turkey in January, according to a monthly report prepared by the Health and Safety Labor Watch...
9 women detained in Ankara for demanding free feminine hygiene products
Turkish police dispersed a group of women in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Monday who wanted to stage a protest demanding free feminine...
Parents of police brutality victim appear in court for allegedly insulting President Erdoğan
The parents of Berkin Elvan, a teenager who was struck in the head with a gas canister fired by a police officer during the...
Latest Reports
New report exposes widespread, systematic rights violations in Turkey’s crackdown on the Gülen movement
STOCKHOLM— The Stockholm Center for Freedom today released a new report, “UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights...
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...