Turkish censors blocked 311,000 websites in 2024: report
Turkish authorities blocked access to more than 311,000 websites in 2024, the highest figure recorded since monitoring began, according to a report released Monday...
Syrians repatriated from Turkey grapple with dire conditions
Syrian refugees have been struggling with unemployment, crumbling infrastructure and dangerous living conditions after being returned to Syria through Turkey's "voluntary return project," the...
Former Kurdish inmate dies of cancer months after release from prison
A Kurdish man who spent 30 years in prison died of colon cancer just months after his release, exemplifying what human rights advocates describe...
Journalists in Turkey faced assault, prosecution and censorship in August: report
Journalists in Turkey were subjected to assaults, censorship and judicial harassment in August, according to a monthly report released by the Dicle Fırat Journalists...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court rules investigation into 11-year-old girl’s death was conducted negligently
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the investigation into the death of 11-year-old Rabia Naz Vatan was conducted negligently and that there were irregularities...
Turkish prosecutor seeks prison sentences for CHP officials over alleged election fraud
The İstanbul chief public prosecutor has issued an indictment seeking prison sentences for 10 officials from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) over...
Dismissed municipal workers in eastern Turkey continue protest against trustee administration
The protest of 223 municipal workers dismissed by a government-appointed trustee in Turkey’s eastern Van province continued on Thursday, with support from civil society...
73-year-old Alzheimer’s patient jailed over Gülen links back in intensive care after return to...
Alzheimer’s patient İbrahim Güngör, 73, who was sent back to prison earlier this month despite serious health problems, was again hospitalized after his condition...
Ex-parliament speaker, once an Erdoğan ally, urges action on plight of Turks dismissed after...
Bülent Arınç, once a founding Justice and Development Party (AKP) heavyweight and close ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on Wednesday called for urgent...
European mayors, barred from visiting jailed İstanbul mayor, say he is ‘not alone’
A delegation of European mayors who traveled to İstanbul on Thursday to show solidarity with jailed Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was arrested on corruption...
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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...
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Weaponized Diplomacy: How Erdoğan Uses Turkish Missions for Transnational Repression
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The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge
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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.
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