TİHV report shows curfews declared by Turkish gov’t adversely affected 1,6 million people
A report released by Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) on Thursday have showed that at least 1 million 809 thousands people were adversely...
PKK calls on Turkey to release Öcalan to move peace process forward
A senior executive of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) told Agence France-Presse that the group will take no further steps in its peace...
Abducted men show physical and mental signs of torture: families
Families of four Gülen followers who appeared in police custody after being missing since February revealed that their loved ones might have been subjected...
Top Turkish court rules former teacher was tortured in police custody
Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled on May 18, 2021 that a former teacher arrested for links to the Gülen movement was tortured in detention and...
PACE expresses concern about increase in torture allegations in Turkey
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Wednesday adopted a resolution on torture and ill-treatment in places of detention across Europe,...
Rights groups urge probe into ‘suspicious’ death of transgender prisoner in Turkey
Turkish human rights organizations are calling for an independent investigation into the death of a transgender prisoner at a women’s prison near Ankara, saying...
Detainees subjected to torture in Turkish police custody
Members of the Gülen movement who were arrested for allegedly “spreading COVID-19 across Turkey” were subjected to torture and ill treatment in police detention...
Report shows how tools to fight terrorist financing help authoritarian gov’ts punish opponents
A new report delves into how authoritarian governments, including Turkey, misuse international anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing (AML/CFT) regulations to suppress political opponents, targeting individuals and...
Thirty-year-old mother detained by Turkish police during her husband’s funeral
Thirty-year-old Esra Çelik was detained by Turkish police on Sunday as she was attending in the funeral of her husband Mehmet Çelik (30), who...
25 more face detention in expanding probe targeting İstanbul Municipality
Turkish prosecutors have launched another wave of operations targeting the opposition-run İstanbul Municipality, issuing detention warrants for 25 people as part of an ongoing...
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...