81-year-old ailing Kurdish woman’s parole applications denied five times
Hanife Arslan, an ailing 81-year-old Kurdish woman serving a more than six-year sentence for alleged membership in a terrorist organization, has been denied parole...
Turkish court denies prosecutor’s request to arrest former NCO for raping girl
A Turkish court on Thursday denied a prosecutor's request for the arrest of former noncommissioned officer (NCO) Musa Orhan for allegedly raping İpek Er,...
Turkish court releases pro-Kurdish journalist Duran from prison for health reasons
A Turkish court ruled on Monday to release jailed journalist Metin Duran from prison following a report issued by Turkey's Institute of Forensic Medicine...
ECtHR found rights violations affecting over 8,000 people in Turkey’s post-coup crackdown: report
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has issued 114 judgments finding violations affecting 8,056 people in cases arising from Turkey’s crackdown after a...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court rules in favor of lawyer prosecuted for defending tortured client
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled in favor of Barzan Demirhan, a lawyer prosecuted for allegedly threatening a police officer while defending a client subjected...
Refugees in Bolu province told to stay home after 9 pm, avoid behavior that...
In a meeting with representatives of refugees from various countries, the governor of Bolu province said foreigners should respect local traditions and provided a...
Report: German intelligence ponders putting pro-Erdoğan DİTİB under surveillance
German intelligence is reportedly examining whether to put the pro-Erdoğan Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DİTİB), which has been at the center of a series...
Turkish court details similar abuse of interns after parliament rejected systematic-harassment claims
A Turkish court has said restaurant workers at parliament used their positions to sexually abuse and harass four underage high school interns, whose independent...
Ultranationalist group disrupts protest singer’s İstanbul concert
A group of men disrupted a concert in İstanbul on Monday after a singer performing at it was targeted by the far-right Nationalist Movement...
Pregnant woman unlawfully arrested in Antalya for aiding families of post-coup victims
A pregnant woman was unlawfully arrested on September 30 in Turkey's southern Antalya province for helping the families of individuals targeted by a post-coup...
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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...