Turkish court rules for payment of damages to family of 2015 Ankara attack victim
A court in Ankara ruled on Wednesday that the Interior Ministry and Ankara Governor’s Office pay 400,000 Turkish lira (over $60,000) in non-pecuniary damages...
Turkish woman detained with 40-day-old baby describes abuse in post-coup purge case
A Turkish housewife convicted of links to the faith-based Gülen movement says police detained her while she was caring for her 40-day-old baby, threatened...
Prison guards refer to notorious torturer while mistreating inmates in SE Turkey
Prison guards in a Gaziantep prison allegedly beat inmates İlhami İşçi and Uğur Ürün over an argument, making reference to a military officer accused...
Armenian church in Malatya hosts first religious service since 1915 as a culture center
The Surp Yerrortutyun (Holy Trinity) Armenian Church in Malatya, in east-central Turkey, on August 29 hosted its first religious service since the Armenian genocide...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 98 people over alleged Gülen links
The Turkish government issued detention warrants for 98 people, including military officers on active duty, on Tuesday across the country as part of its...
More than 100 detained in Turkey during anti-NATO protests ahead of summit
Turkish police detained more than 100 people during anti-NATO protests in Ankara on Sunday, the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) said, as demonstrations were...
Former teacher and her 28-month-old infant released after suffering from poor conditions in prison
Turkish authorities on Friday released a former teacher and her 2-year-old daughter who was accompanying her in prison, bringing to mind previous appeals from...
HDP lawmaker belatedly receives prestigious human rights award
Human rights defender and lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu has received the 19th Ayşe Nur Zarakolu Freedom of...
Int’l bar associations urge Turkish gov’t to release all legal professionals and journalists
Several international bar associations have urged the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to unconditionally release and drop charges against all legal...
Turkey’s post-coup crackdown, 10 years on: Transnational repression
Ten years after a coup attempt on July 15, 2016, Turkey continues to operate one of the world’s most extensive systems of transnational repression,...
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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...