New wave of #MeToo allegations rocks Turkey’s arts, media and schools
A fresh wave of MeToo-style allegations is reverberating across Turkey, with women and LGBTQ+ people accusing prominent men in the arts, media and education...
Turkey detains second lawyer representing jailed Istanbul mayor
A second lawyer for jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has been detained in northern Turkey as part of an expanding corruption investigation into the...
Jailed Turkish journalist begins hunger strike to protest prosecutor’s unlawful practices
Turkish journalist Ufuk Şanlı has started a hunger strike to protest what he describes as “unlawful practices“ by the prosecutor, the TR724 news website...
Turkish court blocks access to video chat app Azar
A Turkish court has ordered a ban on access to the popular video chat application Azar, which has a large user base in the...
Amnesty launches urgent action campaign to restore refugee status, healthcare access for Syrian man...
Amnesty International has launched an urgent action campaign urging Turkish authorities to reinstate the temporary protection status of a Syrian refugee whose legal rights...
European mayors to visit İstanbul in show of support for jailed İmamoğlu
European Parliament member Dario Nardella announced on social media over the weekend that a group of European mayors will travel to İstanbul this week to show...
Turkish authorities brand Azerbaijani student as a ‘foreign terrorist fighter’ over cafeteria protest
Turkish authorities have designated an Azerbaijani graduate student as a “foreign terrorist fighter” for participating in a peaceful protest over prices in the cafeteria...
Father seeking justice in daughter’s death released from prison after 38 days, vows to...
Şaban Vatan, the father of Rabia Naz Vatan, whose suspicious death in 2018 remains unsolved, was released from prison on Thursday after 38 days...
Azerbaijani student detained in Turkey over university protest, faces deportation
Nanaxaanım Babazade, an Azerbaijani graduate student, was transferred to a repatriation center in Çatalca, İstanbul, after taking part in a student protest against rising...
Jailed mayor from main opposition challenges suspension from office in court
Zeydan Karalar, the mayor of Turkey’s southern city of Adana who was arrested last month as part of a yearlong crackdown on main opposition-run...
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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...
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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