Erdoğan criticizes opposition, using ethnic and religious slur
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan resorted to discriminatory language when criticizing the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) during a speech at the Union of...
Turkish Parliament receives requests to lift immunity of 12 lawmakers, including opposition leader
Turkey’s parliament has received requests seeking to lift the legislative immunity of 12 lawmakers, including Özgür Özel, leader of the country’s main opposition Republican...
Turkish boxer openly critical of Erdoğan victim of knife attack in Germany: report
Turkish boxer Ünsal Arık, a staunch opponent of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) known for his...
Turkish gov’t detains 666 in one week over alleged links to Gülen Movement
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that 666 people have been detained last week over their alleged links to the Gülen movement. The ministry...
Turkey’s top court upholds law allowing killing of stray dogs
Turkey’s Constitutional Court on Monday upheld a controversial law permitting the killing of stray dogs, ruling that animals are “not the subjects of rights”...
Turkey’s Transnational Repression: 2022 in Review
Turkey’s efforts at transnational repression against critics abroad did not wind down in 2022. On the contrary, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government devised new...
Turkey’s jailed human rights activist and businessman Kavala applies to ECtHR
Prominent human rights activist, Anadolu Kültür executive board chairman and businessman Osman Kavala, who has spent seven months in jail, announced on Monday that...
Forest fires prompt accusations of willful neglect, profiteering against Turkish gov’t
A wildfire that destroyed large swaths of forest in Turkey’s northwestern Bursa province has sparked intense public backlash, with opposition lawmakers and professional organizations...
Turkey detained 99 minors over protests linked to Syria offensive: pro-Kurdish party
Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party said Thursday that police had detained at least 99 minors in January over protests tied to a Syrian government offensive...
Prison authorities subject former HDP deputy Leyla Güven to disciplinary action for singing in...
Leyla Güven, a former deputy from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), was the subject of disciplinary action for singing in Kurdish in a prison...
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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...