Prominent members of Turkey’s major business family sentenced long prison terms over Gülen links
A Turkish court in central Kayseri province on Thursday sentenced prominent members of the Boydak family, the owners of Boydak Holding, to lengthy prison terms...
FIDH: Journalist Çapan imprisoned in Turkey after unofficial refoulement from Greece
Turkish journalist Murat Çapan has been imprisoned in Turkey after unofficial refoulement from Greece, said the FIDH (International Federation for Human Rights) in a...
Education Ministry asks purged teachers to prove ‘innocence’ to return to posts
Turkey’s Education Ministry has asked teachers who have been removed from their posts through controversial government decrees to prove their ‘innocence’ in order to...
23 women in Turkey fell victim to femicide in March
Twenty-three women were murdered by men in Turkey last month, while 19 died under suspicious circumstances, according to data from the We Will Stop...
Press Freedom in Turkey: 2021 in Review
The Turkish government continued to muzzle the press in 2021 in a variety of ways, including imprisoning journalists and using regulatory authorities to exert...
Turkish gov’t detains 5-months pregnant woman as police fail to locate her husband
Turkish government has detained a 5-months pregnant Betül Düzenli in Samsun province after police failed to locate her husband as part an investigation in...
Turkish presidential candidate: TV staff fired for 10 second coverage of opposition rally
Turkish opposition İYİ Party leader and presidential candidate Meral Akşener on Monday said that staff members at a TV station who aired 10 seconds...
Survey: 79 pct of Turkish citizens support Turkey’s EU membership
A new public survey conducted by the Economic Development Foundation (İKV) has showed a rising trend in support for Turkey's membership to European Union...
25 detained over alleged Gülen links in a week
Twenty-five people have over the past week been detained on warrants issued by Turkish prosecutors for alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based...
Turkey’s OHAL Commission to speed up decision process amid suspicions and criticism
The State of Emergency (OHAL) Procedures Investigation Commission (OHAL Commission) has reportedly been set to step up making decisions in a shorter period of...
Latest Reports
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...