New trial ordered in high-profile torture case following Constitutional Court ruling
The Antalya Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has ordered a new trial in the case of Eyüp Birinci, a former teacher who endured severe torture...
Inmates suffer in sweltering heat due to water outages at Antalya prison
Inmates at an Antalya prison in southern Turkey are enduring hardship due to sudden and prolonged water outages amid the summer heat, the Bold...
Former teacher jailed over Gülen links with baby
Mine Işıktaş, a former teacher who was sentenced to more than six years in prison over links to the faith-based Gülen movement based on...
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...
Parliamentary committee ignores case of 17-year-old Syrian mistreated and sentenced to aggravated life in...
The Turkish parliament’s Committee for the Inspection of Human Rights has failed to review the situation of Zaim Hişman Ali, a 17-year-old from Syria...
Journalist imprisoned for filming police checkpoint awarded damages
A court in Turkey has ordered the state to pay TL 25,000 ($755) in damages to Sibel Tekin, a documentary filmmaker and journalist who...
A former Turkish justice minister got €400K in bribes to help me get out...
A former justice minister of Turkey received €400,000 in bribes to help an inmate secure early release from prison, wiretaps of the convict’s phone...
Turkey has investigated more than 700K people over Gülen links since failed coup: minister
Turkish Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç has revealed the details of an ongoing crackdown on followers of the faith-based Gülen movement since a failed coup...
Landmark ECtHR decision demands immediate action in ongoing, finalized Gülen trials: MP
Mustafa Yeneroğlu, a lawmaker from the opposition Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA), on Thursday said Turkey must implement in all ongoing and finalized trials a...
İstanbul court issues stay on revocation of Açık Radyo’s broadcasting license
Amid mounting criticism from international press and rights organizations over the revocation of the broadcasting license of independent radio station Açık Radyo, an İstanbul...
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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...