Jailed NASA scientist Gölge says he is being held hostage by Turkish government
Dr. Serkan Gölge, a NASA scientist who was sentenced to seven years, six months in prison in February due to his alleged links to...
Turkish gov’t investigates 203,518 people over links to Gülen movement thus far
Turkish prosecutors have investigated 203,518 people as part of Turkish government's massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement in...
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Top Greek court grants asylum to 2 Turkish military officers accused of coup links
Two Turkish military officers who fled to Greece following a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016 were granted political refugee status on Wednesday after...
Turkish authorities issue detention warrant for police officer accused of unlawful strip-search
Turkish authorities issued a detention warrant on Tuesday for female police officer Songül Eken Kılıç for conducting an unlawful strip-search of architect Mücella Yapıcı...
Turkish gov’t’s purge reaches Kurdish militia paid to fight for Turkish army
A massive ongoing purge conducted by the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has now hit even Kurdish paramilitary members, recruited and...
Turkish military chief: Coup attempt prematurely staged, foiled thanks to measures taken
In remarks that came as confirmation of Turkish authorities having prior knowledge of a coup attempt on July 15, 2016, Chief of General Staff...
ECtHR upholds ruling requiring Turkey to free prominent Kurdish politician
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has rejected an appeal by the Turkish government to refer to the Grand Chamber its ruling that...
UN rights body to review case of teacher who died in Turkish prison due...
A Geneva-based rights group said a case it submitted to the UN Human Rights Committee concerning the death of a teacher who died in...
Turkey accounts for one-third of complaints pending before European human rights court
The latest statistics released by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) show that pending cases filed against Turkey represent 33.2 percent of the...
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...