Turkey’s main opposition leader says Erdoğan’s party in succession fight
Turkey’s main opposition leader Özgür Özel has said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is experiencing in an internal power...
Turkish journalist indicted after complaint by minister’s husband over corruption report
Turkish prosecutors have indicted journalist İsmail Arı on accusations of “creating the perception of involvement in corruption” following a complaint by Rahmi Göktaş, who...
Turkey raises minimum wage by 27 percent, drawing sharp political backlash
Turkey has raised its monthly minimum wage by 27 percent for 2026, setting net pay at 28,075 lira ($655), Labor Minister Vedat Işıkhan announced...
Turkey’s top court rules monitoring of PKK inmates’ meetings with lawyers violated rights
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the recording and monitoring of meetings between inmates convicted on charges linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party...
Turkish court acquits far-right opposition leader of insulting the president
A Turkish court on Tuesday acquitted far-right opposition leader Ümit Özdağ in a case in which prosecutors had sought up to nearly five years...
Turkish general faces investigation for allegedly insulting Erdoğan
Turkish prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into an active-duty general over allegations that he made insulting remarks about President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and...
Epstein documents cite claims of minors brought from Turkey
Court documents released by the US Justice Department in the Jeffrey Epstein case include an unverified allegation that minors may have been transported from Turkey as...
Turkey detains 7 for helping families of people jailed over Gülen links
Turkish authorities on Tuesday detained seven people on accusations of providing financial assistance to the families of individuals jailed or dismissed from their jobs...
Internet freedom worsened in Turkey in 2024, with 740,624 domain names and 8,762 news...
Internet freedom in Turkey deteriorated in 2024, with authorities blocking access to 740,624 domain names and 8,762 news reports, according to the 2024 Internet...
Over one in six people in Turkey addicted to drugs
Drug addiction in Turkey climbed to nearly 15 million people in 2025, up from more than 10 million a year earlier, according to the...
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Turkey's record on torture and ill-treatment continued to deteriorate in 2025, despite its commitments under international human rights conventions.
Throughout the year human rights organizations...
Turkey’s Transnational Repression: 2025 in Review
Turkey's campaign of transnational repression against critics abroad continued throughout 2025. Since a coup attempt in July 2016, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s long arm...
Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: 2025 in Review
During the year Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continued to relentlessly pursue anyone with alleged links with the faith-based Gülen movement, which he described...
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Weaponized Diplomacy: How Erdoğan Uses Turkish Missions for Transnational Repression
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The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge
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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.
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