Turkish authorities involved in 87 cases of coercion and abduction, says İHD report
A recent report issued by the Human Rights Association (İHD) documented 87 cases of abductions, forced recruitment attempts and threats against activists, students and...
Former teacher fired in post-coup purge dies as result of workplace accident
A former teacher, who had been fired from his position by government decree, died on Nov. 21 following a workplace accident, the Kronos news...
Luxembourg condemns dismissal of opposition mayors in Turkey, citing threat to democracy
Luxembourg’s Chamber of Deputies has adopted a resolution condemning the dismissal of opposition mayors in Turkey, describing the actions as a serious threat to...
Turkish teacher arrested over alleged Gülen links denied conditional release despite eligibility
A Turkish court has denied conditional release to a former teacher imprisoned for alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, citing a lack of...
Illness and unsanitary conditions rampant in Turkish prisons, lawmaker says
Newroz Uysal Aslan, a Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) lawmaker, on Wednesday accused Turkish authorities of violating prisoners' rights, citing unhygienic conditions...
Turkey’s CHP seeks intel support to prevent ‘terrorist’ infiltration of party, draws criticism
Özgür Özel, the leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), announced that his party requested intelligence support from the National Intelligence Organization...
Journalist briefly detained in Ankara due to conviction over Kavala indictment criticism
Journalist Gökhan Özbek was briefly detained in Ankara on Thursday due to a prison sentence he was handed down for criticizing an indictment against...
Transgender remembrance events marked by police intervention in Turkey
Police in Turkey disrupted Transgender Day of Remembrance events on Nov. 20, halting commemorations by LGBT activists in several cities, including İstanbul, Ankara, İzmir,...
78-year-old Melek İpek sent back to prison after brief hospitalization
Melek İpek, 78, mother of self-exiled Turkish businessman Akın İpek, has been sent back to Ankara’s Sincan Prison after a brief hospitalization, the Tr724...
Turkey’s top court strikes down law restricting passports over security concerns
Turkey’s Constitutional Court (AYM) has annulled a law that allowed the Interior Ministry to deny passports to individuals deemed a security risk, ruling the...
Latest Reports
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...