Turkish women call for end to gender-based violence and discrimination on International Women’s Day
In commemoration of International Women’s Day, Turkish women’s rights activists have called for an end to gender-based violence, which is worryingly common in the...
Tewenty-one journalists re-detained before court’s release decision implemented
Twenty-one journalists, who were released by an İstanbul court on Friday, have been re-detained in front of infamous Silivri Prison by the police before...
Turkish gov’t detains teacher couple after speaking out in an interview broadcasted by Finland’s...
A Turkish teacher couple, identified as Serdar A. and Merve A., were detained after Turkish authorities found out that they had spoken against the...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 121 women on Int’l Women’s Day over alleged...
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office issued detention warrants on International Women’s Day for 121 women over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement,...
Turkey detains 12 former police officers over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish police have detained 12 former police officers over their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the Kronos news website reported on Tuesday....
Turkish gov’t detains 85 active duty military members over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained 85 active duty military personnel on Friday in 16 provinces in an Ankara-based investigation, part of its massive post-coup witch...
Credit rating agency Moody’s slashes Turkish growth forecast to 2,5 pct
Credit rating agency Moody’s has slashed its forecasts for Turkey’s economic growth, citing deepening market pressure and growing risks.
Moody's said in its global macroeconomic outlook...
Turkish court sentences journalist Ali Ünal to 19,5 years in prison over alleged Gülen...
A high criminal court in the western Turkish province of Uşak acquitted Ali Ünal, a theologian and former columnist for the now-closed Zaman daily,...
German Chancellor Merkel says Turkey abuses Interpol warrants
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday criticized Turkey’s use of an Interpol arrest warrant to detain a German writer Doğan Akhanlı in Spain, telling...
Turkey trails all EU countries on living standards measure
Turkey ranked below every European Union country on a key measure meant to reflect household living standards, according to new data released by the Turkish Statistical...
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...