Ankara orders detention of 82 Kurdish politicians over protests against alleged Turkish support for...
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has ordered the detention of 82 prominent pro-Kurdish politicians, with some of them detained as of Friday morning...
Scores of miners detained while protesting unpaid wages outside Turkey’s energy ministry
Miners from silver producer Eti Gümüş and coal-mining company Doruk Mining were detained in Ankara on Monday while protesting unpaid wages, severance claims and...
PACE: Holding democratic elections under state of emergency is impossible
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Monitoring Committee on Tuesday called on Turkey to postpone its snap presidential and parliamentary elections...
Turkey-China extradition agreement may target Uyghurs living in Turkey
Turkey has been a destination for thousands of Uyghurs fleeing China and has become home to a sizable Uyghur diaspora; however, a Turkey-China extradition...
20-year-old woman takes own life, saying she saw no future under AKP rule
A 20-year-old woman died by suicide on Monday evening, saying the results of the May 14 elections in Turkey left her in despair and...
Seven lawyers among 15 detained in Ankara over Gülen links
Prosecutors in the Turkish capital of Ankara issued detention warrants on Tuesday for 36 people in two separate investigations, leading to the detention of...
Swedish PM refuses to deny Erdoğan’s claim of a ‘promise’ about extraditions
Sweden’s Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson refused Sunday to deny Turkey’s claim that it had promised to extradite individuals sought by Ankara as part of...
Neighborhood watchman kills 67-year-old in Turkey, reviving concerns over past abuses
A neighborhood watchman in Kayseri province has fatally beaten 67-year-old retired man, reviving longstanding concerns over allegations of abuse, ill treatment and assault, Deutsche...
Prominent Turkish academic ends political commentary, fearing imprisonment
Prominent Turkish academic and journalist Nuray Mert has announced that she will no longer write about Turkish politics or speak publicly on political matters,...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 140 military personnel, civilians over alleged links to...
The İstanbul and Konya Chief Public Prosecutor’s Offices on Friday issued detention warrants for 140 military members and civilians affiliated with the military as...
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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...