Turkey ranked among most repressive in LGBT rights index
Turkey received one of the worst scores in Europe in the 2024 edition of the Rainbow Index released by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,...
Google favors pro-gov’t media over critical outlets in Turkey: report
An International Press Institute (IPI) report has shown that news-related Google searches are much more likely to produce results from pro-government media outlets than...
Turkish government advances plan to tighten social media controls ahead of possible early elections
The Turkish government is preparing legislation that would require social media users to link their accounts to their national identification numbers, a measure expected...
Indictments seek lengthy prison sentences for 42 May Day demonstrators in pretrial detention
Two indictments drafted separately by Turkish prosecutors seek prison sentences of up to 13-and-a-half years for each of 42 people arrested for defying a...
‘I fear for my life in here,’ says disabled bomb expert imprisoned on terrorism...
"I fear for my life in here," said disabled former bomb disposal expert Bilal Konakçı in a letter he wrote from his prison cell...
Mersin mayor among 59 detained in corruption probes targeting 3 CHP-run municipalities
Mersin Mayor Vahap Seçer was among three mayors and 59 other people detained Thursday in corruption investigations involving public procurement at three municipalities in...
Mayor from pro-Kurdish DEM Party faces investigation for ‘insulting’ the president
Turkish authorities have launched an investigation into Mümin Erol, co-mayor of the Tatvan district from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party),...
Turkey’s Erdoğan appeals veteran actors’ acquittal of insult charges
The lawyer for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has filed an appeal against a recent ruling by an İstanbul court to acquit two actors...
ECtHR finds Turkey violated investigative journalist’s rights over Libya reporting
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated investigative journalist Müyesser Yıldız’s freedom of expression by holding her in pretrial...
Ailing inmate dies shortly after hospitalization
Yıldırım Han, an ailing inmate, died Wednesday night following his transfer to a hospital in Ankara for medical treatment, the Bianet news website reported...
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Turkey’s Post-Coup Crackdown, 10 Years On: A Decade’s Legacy
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This report examines how the sweeping measures introduced in Turkey following the coup attempt of July 15, 2016 evolved over the next decade...
UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights Violations...
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This report analyzes UN findings on Turkey’s post-2016 counterterrorism measures targeting people with alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement.
Drawing on opinions of...
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...