Woman falsely convicted of terrorism says her imprisonment has taken a toll on children’s...
Nesibe Nur Akkaş (41), a homemaker and mother of three imprisoned on bogus terrorism charges, said her imprisonment has scattered her children around the...
Council of Europe: Altans, Ilıcak, Cumhuriyet and Zaman trials illustrate complete collapse of rule...
An annual press freedom report released by the Council of Europe (CoE) has argued that the Zaman Media Group, Cumhuriyet daily, Ahmet and Mehmet...
Stockholm University panel urges Turkey to restore the rule of law
Turkey should restore the rule of law immediately to address massive human rights violations that are unprecedented in scale and magnitude, the audience was...
Greek court suspends asylum granted to Turkish soldier
A Greek court on Monday suspended the asylum status granted to a former Turkish soldier, who is accused by the Turkish government of plotting...
Torture, ill-treatment rampant in Turkey following 2016 coup: report
A report jointly published by London Advocacy and Human Rights Solidarity shows how, based on interviews with victims as well as reports from prominent...
Mother of former military cadet stages protest in Ankara, demanding justice for imprisoned...
Melek Çetinkaya, the mother of a former military cadet who is serving a life sentence for allegedly participating in an abortive putsch in Turkey...
EU, EP, NGOs call on Moldova to respect rule of law, stop illegal deportation...
European Union officials, European Parliament (EP) members and human rights organizations have called on the Moldovan government to respect the rule of law and...
Turkish textile company fires female workers for unionizing
Acarsoy Textile, located in Turkey's Bursa province, fired four female workers in March for taking part in union activities, the Duvar news website reported.
The...
Turkish government bans over 100,000 web pages
A worrying number of websites and pages have been banned by the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, according to an article written...
2 more children accompany their mother serving prison sentence for conviction of Gülen movement...
Two children accompanied their mother to prison when Sevim Yıldırım was arrested on Saturday to serve a sentence for conviction of links to the Gülen...
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New report exposes widespread, systematic rights violations in Turkey’s crackdown on the Gülen movement
STOCKHOLM— The Stockholm Center for Freedom today released a new report, “UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights...
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...