19 more jailed in investigation targeting Süleymanlılar religious community
A Turkish court has ordered the pretrial detention of 19 people in the latest phase of a financial crimes investigation targeting individuals linked to...
Ailing Turkish prisoner has leg amputated after repeated ‘fit for prison’ assessments
A Turkish prisoner convicted over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement has had his left leg amputated below the knee after repeated medical...
Turkish student activist says police abducted, tortured him to force him to become informant
A left-wing Turkish student activist said men he described as police officers abducted and tortured him in Ankara in an attempt to force him...
European rights court rules Turkey violated judge’s right to challenge disciplinary warning
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated a judge’s right of access to a court by preventing him from...
Amnesty urges Canadian PM to raise Turkey’s human rights crackdown during visit
Amnesty International Canada on Thursday urged Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to raise Turkey’s crackdown on opposition politicians, journalists and LGBTQ rights advocates during...
Jailed İstanbul mayor urges public to support independent media amid crackdown
Jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the main opposition New Party’s presidential candidate, on Thursday urged the public to buy newspapers and follow independent journalists...
Freedom House warns Turkey’s social media verification plan poses risks to government critics
Turkey’s plan to require social media users to verify their ages through a government-run identity system poses significant risks to online anonymity and people...
Turkish prosecutors seek up to 3 years in prison for girl band manager over...
Turkish prosecutors are seeking up to three years in prison for the jailed manager of the Manifest girl band, accusing him of helping publish...
EU is letting Turkey’s people down, Belgian lawmaker says
The European Union is letting down Turkey’s people, opposition politicians and elected mayors by softening its response to repression because of the country’s strategic...
Top Turkish court finds rights violation in police intervention in pro-Kurdish demonstration
Turkey's Constitutional Court has found a violation of the right to peaceful assembly in a police intervention that prevented a 2019 protest organized by...
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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...