Kurdish seasonal workers attacked by farmer, villagers in northwest Turkey
Sixteen Kurdish seasonal farm laborers were attacked on September 4 by a farm owner and a group of villagers in Turkey's northwestern province of...
Turkey celebrates Teachers’ Day as tens of thousands of dismissed teachers jobless or in...
Turkey celebrates November 24 Teachers' Day amid the sufferings of tens of thousands of teachers who have been dismissed from their duties and even...
EP draft report says Turkey’s EU accession remains stalled over concerns on democracy, human...
The European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs concluded in a draft report that Turkey’s EU accession process cannot move forward due to persistent democratic...
Court orders continued detention of activist Kavala at first hearing of joint trial
An İstanbul court ruled to keep prominent businessman and rights activist Osman Kavala in jail at the start of a new trial of 52...
400,000 people displaced from Turkey’s Southeast in 2015-2016 military operations: report
A new report has revealed some 400,000 people were displaced from predominantly Kurdish cities during Turkish military operations in 2015 and 2016 against a...
Turkey’s ‘Saturday Mothers’ meet for 702nd week despite police threats
Turkey's Saturday Mothers, whose gatherings in İstanbul's Galatasaray Square have been banned by Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu, met in front of the Human Rights...
Turkey-China extradition agreement may target Uyghurs living in Turkey
Turkey has been a destination for thousands of Uyghurs fleeing China and has become home to a sizable Uyghur diaspora; however, a Turkey-China extradition...
Police prevent İstanbul street performers from singing in Kurdish
Police officers prevented four young street performers from singing in Kurdish in one of İstanbul’s popular streets, later briefly detaining them, Turkish Minute reported,...
Detention warrants issued for 138 over alleged Gülen links, 114 detained in two days
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 138 people over their alleged links to the Gülen movement, with 114 of them taken into custody,...
Turkish journalist: Gülen followers should be forced to commit suicide
Pro-government Turkish journalist and writer Fazıl Duygun has called on authorities to force people jailed over alleged links to the Gülen movement to commit...
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...