Turkey continues detaining Syrian refugees over ‘banana’ videos protesting discrimination
Turkish authorities are continuing to detain Syrian refugees who shared videos on social media showing them eating bananas in an effort to condemn racism...
Guards in SE Turkey prison allegedly beat inmates for exchanging greetings
Prison guards in Diyarbakır allegedly beat six inmates for greeting a fellow inmate on his way back to his cell from seeing visitors, the...
Turkish court rules for continuation of 86-year-old philanthropist Afşar’s imprisonment over Gülen links
A Turkish court ruled on Wednesday for the continuation of 86-year-old Turkish philanthropist Celal Afşar's imprisonment over his alleged links to the Gülen movement.
The...
Prominent rights lawyer rearrested less than 24 hours after release from prison
Selçuk Kozağaçlı, a well-known human rights lawyer and honorary president of the Progressive Lawyers’ Association (ÇHD), was rearrested on Thursday, less than 24 hours...
Turkish justice minister says some 50,000 jailed over alleged Gülen links
Turkish Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül on Sunday said 49,697 people have been jailed as part of an investigation into the faith-based Gülen movement, which...
Turkish journalist in US faces arrest warrants over articles, tweets critical of Erdoğan government
An arrest warrant was issued in Turkey for a Turkish journalist who lives in exile in the US over an article he wrote critical of...
594 young children growing up in Turkish prisons
Five hundred ninety-four children under the age of 6 are being kept with their mothers in Turkish prisons, Turkey’s Ministry of Justice said, the...
Turkish refugees attacked and pushed back from Greek shore by unidentified masked men
A group of Turkish asylum seekers claimed that following an attempt to cross the Turkish border via the Evros River in northeastern Greece on...
Turkey’s top court rules against deportation of Syrian refugee for drunk driving
The Constitutional Court has found a decision to deport a Syrian migrant for drunk driving to be in violation of his rights, carrying a...
Former intel official says Turkish intel agency abducts critics from Africa, Central Asia by...
Associate Professor Ali Burak Darıcılı, an intelligence expert and former official at Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT), has said the organization has forcibly returned...
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...