Turkey moves to lift immunity of 61 MPs amid escalating crackdown on main opposition
A presidential motion seeking the removal of parliamentary immunity for 61 lawmakers from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has been submitted to...
Ski resort fire trial begins as families demand investigations into gov’t officials
During the opening hearing of the trial over a deadly hotel fire that killed 78 people in January, victims' families called for public officials...
Inmates in Gaziantep struggle with extremely poor prison conditions, says opposition deputy
Inmates in several prisons across Turkey’s southern Gaziantep province have been enduring poor conditions, including a lack of hot water and unsanitary facilities, according...
Elderly inmate in Turkish prison loses eyesight after being denied medical treatment
A 70-year-old inmate in Turkey’s Tokat province has gone blind in his left eye after being denied treatment for cataracts, the Mezopotamya news agency (MA) reported.
Inmate...
Turkey detains 3 more mayors in expanding crackdown on opposition
Three more mayors from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) were detained on Saturday morning, expanding an ongoing crackdown on the party just...
Pro-opposition networks to go dark for 10 days due to coverage of protests over...
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog will impose simultaneous 10-day broadcast blackouts on opposition-aligned Halk TV and Sözcü TV starting July 8, following separate rulings that penalize...
Boğaziçi University graduate detained for tearing up diploma in protest of İmamoğlu crackdown
Turkish police on Friday detained a university graduate who tore up his diploma during a graduation ceremony at Boğaziçi University to protest what he...
RTÜK suspends programs on pro-opposition networks over remarks on religion, Erdoğan
Turkey’s media watchdog has imposed program suspension penalties and maximum fines on opposition broadcasters Sözcü TV and TELE1 for airing statements deemed to violate...
Former İzmir mayor among 99 facing arrest in corruption investigation
Turkish prosecutors on Friday sought the arrest of 99 former and current municipal officials in the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) bastion of...
Turkish celebrity manager faces 30-year sentence despite medical report warning of risk of death...
Ayşe Barım, a well-known manager of Turkish television stars who faces up to 30 years in prison on charges of “attempting to overthrow the...
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New report exposes widespread, systematic rights violations in Turkey’s crackdown on the Gülen movement
STOCKHOLM— The Stockholm Center for Freedom today released a new report, “UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights...
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...