‘Defect or be jailed’: opposition mayors face new threat in Turkey
Turkish opposition leaders say the government has found a new way to silence dissent: pressuring its mayors and local officials to defect to the...
Women’s groups in Turkey demand probe into rise in suspicious deaths
Women’s rights groups in Turkey are calling for a thorough investigation into a surge in suspicious deaths of women, after four women were found...
European rights court rules against Turkey over passport cancellations of dismissed academics
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled Tuesday that Turkey violated the rights of two academics by canceling their passports under a state...
Company takeovers turn TMSF into one of Turkey’s largest conglomerates
The Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF), the state body that oversees confiscated assets, has emerged as one of Turkey’s largest conglomerates following the government’s...
Turkish court frees man who assaulted main opposition leader
An İstanbul court has ordered the release of a man who physically assaulted Özgür Özel, leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), during a...
Turkey says more than half a million Syrians have returned home since December
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has announced that more than 500,000 Syrians who fled to Turkey during the rule of Bashar al-Assad have returned...
Basic monthly expenses for a family of 4 in Turkey hit $2,190 in September
A family of four in Turkey now needs 91,109 lira ($2,192) a month to cover basic expenses such as food, housing, transportation, education and...
Court imposes travel ban on anti-refugee mayor in northwestern Turkey
A court in northwestern Turkey has imposed a travel ban on Bolu Mayor Tanju Özcan, notorious for his anti-refugee policies, as part of a...
Turkish police detain 35 including former military cadets amid crackdown on Gülen movement
Turkish authorities on Tuesday detained 35 people in early morning raids across 16 provinces in an operation targeting what officials described as a clandestine...
Former teacher jailed over alleged Gülen links dies in Turkish prison
Yusuf Özkan, a former teacher imprisoned over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, died of a heart attack on Thursday at Konya Ereğli...
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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...