HDP holds AKP gov’t ‘politically and legally responsible’ for attack on civillians in N....
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (HDP) holds the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government “politically and legally responsible” for shelling that killed nine civilians...
Panel of judges who were to rule on Kavala’s retrial replaced
A panel of judges at an İstanbul court who were to decide on a request for a retrial from the lawyers of jailed businessman...
Turkish judge again stands alone as Europe’s top human rights court condemns systemic abuses...
Turkish judge Saadet Yüksel cast the sole dissenting vote as the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on July 22, 2025 ruled that 239...
Family pleads with Turkish authorities to release critically ill inmate
The wife of a critically ill inmate has pleaded with Turkish authorities for the immediate release of her husband to seek proper medical treatment,...
‘Saturday Mothers’ gather for 695th time in İstanbul to demand justice for disappeared children
The "Saturday Mothers" gathered in Galatasaray Square in İstanbul for the 695th time over the weekend, demanding to know the fate of people who...
Pakistani human rights lawyer: We will go down to root of official lies in...
Asma Jilani Jahangir, renowned Pakistani human rights lawyer and social activist who co-founded and chaired the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and the lawyer...
Turkish court jails Islamist woman who insulted Atatürk at mausoleum
A Turkish court on Sunday jails Safiye İnci, an Islamist woman who was detained by police after she filmed herself insulting Turkey’s founding father,...
Turkey orders detention of 363 people as part of crackdown on Gülen movement
Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday ordered the detention of 363 people as part of a massive crackdown targeting faith-based civic Gülen movement followers since a...
115 underage pregnant girls treated in İstanbul hospital not notified to Turkish authorities
An İstanbul hospital that treated 115 pregnant underage girls, including 39 Syrian nationals, between Jan. 1 and May 9 last year, failed to notify...
Pro-Erdoğan Turkish media boss gets special treatment, makes $44 mln windfall profit
Turkey’s Capital Markets Board (SPK) exempted the pro-government Demirören Group from the legal obligation to solicit takeover bids from public shareholders in its purchase...
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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...