Turkish court orders rearrest of 4 accused of aiding families linked to Gülen movement
A Turkish court on Friday ordered the arrest of four people shortly after their release in a trial on allegations that they provided financial...
Court says killing of Kurdish student by police officer in SE Turkey was ‘legal’
A regional appeals court has ruled that no charges can be leveled against a police officer who shot a Kurdish university student to death...
Policeman suspended by Turkish gov’t reportedly dies while working as construction worker
Lokman Keleş, a Konya-based police officer who was suspended as part of the government’s post-coup purge of state institutions, died after falling from a...
Turkish authorities have arbitrarily revoked parole rights of 313 inmates since 2021
Turkish prison authorities have arbitrarily revoked the parole rights of 313 inmates since 2021, according to the Human Rights Association (IHD).
Among those whose parole rights were...
Turkey earns worst due process score globally after sharp decline in freedoms under Erdoğan:...
Turkey has experienced one of the sharpest declines in freedoms globally over the past two decades under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, receiving the lowest...
CHP lawmaker submits parliamentary questions regarding human rights violations in Turkish prisons
Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy Özcan Purçu in a parliamentary question addressing the Turkish Ministry of Justice demanded to know whether the ministry was...
Police interrogated minors in custody without lawyer present, falsified statements: MP
Opposition deputy and leading human rights advocate Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu has claimed that the police questioned minors who were detained on Tuesday in the...
New wave of arrests hits scores of alleged Gülen movement members
Turkish authorities on Friday ordered the detention of 59 people as part of a large-scale crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement, led by US-based...
EP lawmakers push to harden Turkey report over human rights violations and pressure on...
European Parliament (EP) lawmakers from several political groups are seeking sharper criticism of Turkey’s rule-of-law and human rights record before a vote this week...
Syrian refugees returning home as part of Turkey’s ‘voluntary’ program compelled to leave due...
Syrian refugees going home as part of Turkey’s “voluntary return program” said their return was far from voluntary and the result of increasing anti-migrant...
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...