Coalition of Turkish opposition parties call for Demirtaş’s release, says Istanbul Mayor İmamoğlu should...
A delegation of Turkish opposition parties on Thursday called for the release of jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş and demanded that Istanbul Mayor Ekrem...
Turkish prosecutors ordered detention of 99 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish prosecutors have ordered the detention of 99 people due to alleged links to the Gülen movement over the past week, according to reports...
Turkish woman jailed with toddler over links to Gülen movement
Türkan Alemdar, a 32-year-old Turkish mother of two, was jailed on April 7 along with her 19-month-old son to serve a seven-and-a-half-year sentence over...
Prosecutor cites Twitter messages as terror evidence for critical journalists
In the most bizarre case ever seen in Turkey against 29 indicted journalists, Turkish prosecutor cited Tweets and Retweets amounting legitimate criticisms as evidence...
Inmates in a prison in central Turkey on 78th day of hunger strike: report
An undisclosed number of inmates in a prison in the central Turkish province of Konya have been on a hunger strike for 78 days...
Bar association executives acquitted for 6th time in Armenian genocide commemoration statement
A court has acquitted 11 executives of the Diyarbakır Bar Association in southeastern Turkey of charges stemming from a 2021 statement commemorating the victims...
Turkey issued detention warrants for 106 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish authorities have over the past week ordered the detention of 106 people including active duty and dismissed military officers, former cadets and civilians...
EU’s counter-terrorism chief: EU does not deem Gülen movement as ‘terror organisation’
The European Union does not share Turkish government's view that the Gülen movement, which has been inspired by the teachings of the US-based Turkish-Muslim...
Former judge, dismissed after 2016 coup attempt, dies of cancer
Abdurrahman Sakar, a former judge who was summarily dismissed from his job by a government decree in the aftermath of a 2016 coup attempt...
There are clear indications of the existence of hit lists targeting Turkish government critics...
There are clear indications of hit lists targeting Turkish government critics in Germany, Interior Ministry Undersecretary Dr. Helmut Teichmann said in response to a...
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...