Turkish man officially changes religion to exempt child from mandatory Islamic lessons
A man in Turkey has officially converted to Christianity from Islam with the aim of making his child exempt from religion classes, which are...
Main opposition leader vows to make amends for suffering caused by the state
Turkey’s main opposition leader has promised to acknowledge the injustices of the current and previous governments and make amends for the suffering they have...
ECtHR requests Turkey’s defense in case of prosecutors jailed due to MİT trucks probe
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has requested a statement from Turkey regarding the case of four prosecutors who were given lengthy jail...
AKP bill calls for prison sentences for ‘insulting,’ ‘disinformation’ on social media
A new bill expected to be proposed soon by Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) stipulates prison sentences for social media users who...
Erdoğan blames France riots on ‘institutional racism’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday blamed France’s nationwide riots on “institutional racism” and the country’s colonial past, Agence France-Presse reported.
The French government...
13-year-old investigated for insulting President Erdoğan in a WhatsApp group conversation
Turkish authorities have launched an investigation into a 13-year-old boy on allegations of insulting the president, the Birgün daily reported.
A teenage boy identified only by...
Turkey’s top court rules university president violated student protester’s rights
Turkey's Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that a university president violated a student's right to protest by using a domestic violence protection law to obtain...
Turkey outraged over musician’s murder at Ankara nightclub
Turkey was shocked by the murder of a musician at a nightclub in Ankara on Sunday in which some employees from a state ministry...
Turkey detains 60 over alleged Gülen links including former and active duty members of...
Turkish police have detained 60 of 77 people named in detention warrants in İstanbul, İzmir and Ankara, including active duty and former military officers...
PACE names Turkey among top perpetrators of transnational repression
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has listed Turkey among the world’s top 10 perpetrators of transnational repression, while an accompanying...
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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...
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...