Newly published statement details Turkish woman’s police abuse allegations
A 51-page court statement submitted by a Turkish woman imprisoned on a conviction of alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement came to light...
Turkey declines to guarantee free speech protections for COP31 participants as arrests of activists...
The mass detentions of environmental volunteers ahead of the July 7-8 NATO summit in Ankara are raising critical questions over civil liberties, protest rights and...
Victims denied justice over 1993 arson attack that killed 35 at Alevi festival in...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that the state failed to pursue justice in the case of a 1993 arson attack by a mob that killed 35...
European lawmakers, rights advocates urge Turkey to include Gülen movement in any amnesty
A group of 54 lawmakers, legal experts, academics and human rights advocates has urged Turkey to ensure that any amnesty connected to its renewed...
DW journalist released with travel ban after detention over post criticizing judicial system
A Turkish court on Wednesday released Deutsche Welle Turkish service reporter Alican Uludağ under judicial supervision after he spent approximately 25 hours in police...
Kurdish race walker accuses Turkish federation of discrimination over denied race entry
A Kurdish race walker has accused Turkey’s athletics federation of excluding him from an international competition because of his ethnic identity, prompting European Athletics...
HRW urges Turkey to reveal fate of Turkmen activists missing for a year
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Turkey to intensify its investigation into the disappearance of two Turkmen activists and disclose their whereabouts as...
Main opposition mayor, husband detained as crackdown on opposition municipalities expands
Turkish police on Monday detained the mayor of İzmit, her husband and a local official from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) in...
Ousted main opposition leader says he is establishing new party
Özgür Özel, the ousted leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), announced Tuesday that he and his allies are founding a new...
Turkey cleared public workers only after they died following 2016 coup dismissals
Turkish authorities reversed the dismissal of at least 15 civil servants only after they had died, years after they were removed from their jobs...
Latest Reports
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...