Minority and Refugee Rights in Turkey: 2022 in Review
Turkey continued to limit the rights of minorities and refugees in 2022, with these communities suffering from rights violations, hate speech and attacks throughout...
Press freedom and human rights in Turkey must not be held hostage to geopolitical...
Human rights issues, including press freedom, in Turkey must not be held hostage to geopolitical developments, and the international community must step up its...
Turkey’s pension system near bottom of global index, lowest in sustainability: report
Turkey’s pension system is ranked 49th overall out of 52 countries and came in last in the sustainability category of the Mercer CFA Institute...
Lack of clean water, toilets puts quake survivors, particularly children, at risk of disease:...
Thousands of people are without safe drinking water and sanitation facilities such as running water and toilets in Turkish provinces affected by a devastating...
Jailed journalist under investigation for sending letter detailing unsanitary prison conditions
Harun Çümen, a Turkish journalist who had sent a letter from prison about the unsanitary conditions facing inmates in prison, saying they are forced...
Women’s rights, LGBTQ+ activists investigated for protest slogans in Istanbul
A Turkish prosecutor has launched an investigation into seven activists for women’s and LGBTQ+ rights over slogans chanted during a protest in İstanbul against...
Turkish authorities block access to popular online debate forum
The Turkish Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) on Tuesday barred access to a popular online debate forum, drawing criticism from journalists and opposition...
Kurdish politician ousted from parliament sentenced to 22 years in prison: report
A high criminal court in southeastern Turkey has handed down a jail sentence of 22 years, three months on terrorism charges to Leyla Güven,...
Persecution of Gülen movement’s alleged followers by Turkey’s Erdoğan regime goes on
Turkish government's persecution targeting the alleged members of the Gülen movement has continued on the weekend. In a Mersin-based investigation 5 military cadets and...
Turkey drops controversial bill threatening LGBTQ+ community
Turkish authorities on Thursday shelved a draft bill criminalizing behavior deemed “contrary to biological sex and general morality,” LGBTQ+ activists said.
The provisions, which sparked...
Latest Reports
Turkey’s Post-Coup Crackdown, 10 Years On: A Decade’s Legacy
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This report examines how the sweeping measures introduced in Turkey following the coup attempt of July 15, 2016 evolved over the next decade...
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...