Iraqi Kurdistan-based news website Rûdaw blocked in Turkey
The Turkish edition of the Rûdaw news website, part of a media group based in Erbil, the capital city of Iraqi Kurdistan, was blocked...
‘Put Turkey on Special Watch List,’ says US government commission on religious freedom
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), an independent, bipartisan federal government entity established by the US Congress to monitor, analyze and...
Minority and Refugee Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
Minority groups in Turkey continued to suffer from discrimination, hate speech and assaults in 2024.
Members of different minority groups, such as Kurds and Syrians,...
Report: Turkish gov’t systematically violated 12 fundamental rights during emergency rule
Sezgin Tanrıkulu, a deputy from Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has announced that Turkish government has systematically violated 12 fundamental human rights...
1 in 3 police officers in Turkey considers suicide, study finds
Three out of every 10 police officers in Turkey have considered suicide, according to a recent study conducted by the Police Union.
The study, involving...
Over 16,450 people face legal actions over ‘acting against press law’ in Turkey under...
Under the rule of Justice and Development Party (AKP) government of the Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan since 2002, a total of 16,458...
HDP lawmakers submit parliamentary question regarding increasing child sexual abuse cases
Two lawmakers from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) have submitted a parliamentary question addressing the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Family affairs about...
Turkey’s election board annuls İstanbul election results
Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) on Monday canceled the results of İstanbul’s mayoral election held on March 31, won by an opposition candidate, and...
11-year-old autistic boy succumbs to heart disease without saying goodbye to his jailed father
Ömer Faruk Turan, 11, died of heart failure on Tuesday without being able to say goodbye to his father, who has been in prison...
Erdoğan’s lawyer demands fine for Halk TV over show critical of president
Hüseyin Aydın, a lawyer for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,
has applied to the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) to impose
a fine...
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...