Minority and Refugee Rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
Minority groups, refugees and migrants in Turkey continued to face discrimination, violence and forced returns in 2025.
Syrians were among the most vulnerable groups. According...
Ankara prosecutors investigate alleged Turkey links in Epstein case: report
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has opened a new investigation into claims of Turkey links in the Jeffrey Epstein case after a Turkish...
Rights group alleges systematic abuse in Turkish prisons
A Turkish legal advocacy group says prisoners in several of the country’s high-security facilities are facing systematic rights violations, including prolonged solitary confinement, denial...
2 pro-Kurdish parties in Turkey to vote ‘no’ on gov’t motion for cross-border operation...
Two pro-Kurdish parties have announced that they will vote against a parliamentary motion extending the government’s mandate to launch cross-border military operations in northern...
[Interview] Dr. Dana Moss calls on the UN to appoint a special rapporteur on...
Dr. Dana Moss, who developed the term ’’transnational repression,” in an interview with the Stockholm Center for Freedom called on the United Nations to...
Turkey’s opposition leader accuses justice minister of unexplained real estate wealth
Turkey’s main opposition leader on Tuesday accused the justice minister of controlling real estate worth 452 million Turkish lira ($10.2 million), saying the scale...
German press association urges Turkey to investigate Kurdish journalists’ death in Turkish drone strike
The German Association of Journalists (DJV) has called on the Turkish government to clarify the circumstances surrounding the deaths of two Kurdish journalists in...
Post-coup purge victim, family barred from dormitory allocated to earthquake survivors
A former teacher who was fired from the civil service following a July 15, 2016 coup attempt in Turkey and his family haven’t been...
Swedish journalist arrested in Turkey facing ‘false’ accusations: wife
Accusations against Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, who was detained in Turkey last week on terrorism-related accusations and subsequently arrested, are “false,” his wife, Sofie...
Woman dies after months in coma following domestic violence
Buse Ateş Suna, who was allegedly beaten by her husband, died after remaining in a coma for two months, the Yeni Yaşam news website...
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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...
Hate speech and hate crimes against Syrian refugees in Turkey
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This report focuses on the inflammatory rhetoric and illegal acts motivated by prejudice faced by refugees who fled the civil war in Syria...