Family of jailed former police officer hasn’t seen him in 2 years due to...
The family of former police officer Ali Osman Kayan, a father of four serving a sentence for conviction of links to the Gülen movement,...
Female inmates subject to disciplinary action in Kocaeli prison for chanting name of dead...
A total of 15 female prisoners in Kocaeli Kandıra F-Type Prison were subjected to disciplinary action for chanting Kurdish slogans and the name of...
Former Erdoğan aide who kicked protestor on camera appointed commercial attaché in Germany
A former advisor to then-prime minister and current President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who in 2014 had kicked the relative of a victim of Turkey’s...
Mayor faces probe for employing post-coup victim at municipal company
An opposition party mayor in western Turkey is facing an investigation for employing a former judge who was fired in the aftermath of a...
Turkish social media users express outrage over mob attack on Syrians in Istanbul
Turkish social media users expressed outrage over a mob attacking the properties of Syrian refugees in İstanbul's Esenyurt district yesterday evening with the hashtag...
Turkish Supreme Court of Appeals president says femicide cases in Turkey exaggerated
President of Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals Mehmet Akarca said in a controversial remark on Friday that femicide was exaggerated in Turkey as the...
Former military cadets severely beaten by guards in Turkey’s Silivri Prison
Former military cadets who are incarcerated in İstanbul’s notorious Silivri Prison for allegedly participating in an abortive putsch in Turkey in July 2016 were...
5 journalists who reported on villagers tortured and thrown from helicopter acquitted
A Turkish court has ruled to acquit five journalists who were indicted on charges of membership in a terrorist organization for reporting on an...
Turkish gov’t sells company seized over alleged Gülen links at far below market value
Turkey’s Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) has sold at well below its market value Naksan Holding, once one of Turkey’s largest corporations before it was...
Turkey seeks up to 20 years for opposition politician jailed on espionage charges
Turkish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of up to 20 years for defense analyst and Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) politician Metin Gürcan,...
Latest Reports
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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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...