15,034 women murdered in Turkey during 17-year-long AKP rule
A total of 15,034 women have been murdered in Turkey since the Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power in 2002, a report...
8 Turkish soldiers killed, 13 more wounded in Afrin operation
Eight Turkish soldiers were killed and 13 were wounded in clashes with the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia in the Afrin region of Syria,...
Kocaeli residents stage demonstration against Syrian refugees in wake of neighborhood dispute
A demonstration against Syrian refugees took place on Sunday morning in Kocaeli province’s Dilovası district, Turkish media reported.
Demonstrators shouted they no longer wanted Syrians...
Opposition politicians condemn detention of 37 for helping families of jailed Gülen followers
Two opposition politicians have condemned a recent Bartın-based operation conducted in four provinces in which 37 people were detained on terrorism charges of helping...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court finds rights violation in journalist’s arrest over Gülen condolence post
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the pretrial detention of journalist Kazım Güleçyüz over a social media post expressing condolences following the death of...
Pushbacks and violence against refugees are de facto border policy in Greece: Amnesty International
Greek border forces violently and illegally detain groups of refugees before summarily returning them to Turkey, human rights watchdog Amnesty International said in a...
Municipality denies tax break to purged public servant
A municipality in Samsun province refused to give a dismissed civil servant a property tax reduction available to all eligible citizens, citing instructions from...
Scandal over Turkish spy imams in Europe reaches to Norway
It turns out that the alleged spying network that involved Turkish imams who were accused of profiling critics and opponents of Turkey’s president in...
Asylum seekers mistreated in Bulgaria, returned to Turkey: report
Migrants arriving in Bulgaria were detained in a “foul-smelling building,” mistreated, denied the right to claim asylum and returned to Turkey, Radio Free Europe/Radio...
UPDATED: Turkish parliament strips 3 opposition lawmakers of MP status
Turkey’s legislature stripped three opposition deputies of their parliamentary status in a decision on June 4, 2020 after their convictions were finalized at an...
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...