52 detained over alleged Gülen links in ‘payphone investigation’
Turkish authorities have detained 52 active duty and former military officers as well as former military cadets due to their alleged links to the...
UN rapporteurs decry Turkey’s legal action against İstanbul bar over statement on journalists killed...
United Nations special rapporteurs have sharply criticized Turkey’s legal crackdown on the İstanbul Bar Association, warning that ongoing criminal and civil proceedings against its...
Turkey has displayed ‘fully authoritarian backsliding’ rather than membership progress, EU rapporteur says
Nacho Sanchez Amor, the European Parliament’s Turkey rapporteur, said Wednesday that what Turkey has demonstrated rather than progress in its EU membership bid is...
Turkish court upholds pregnant woman’s sentence and denies request for release
An appeals court has upheld the prison sentence handed down to a pregnant woman on conviction of links to the Gülen movement and has...
Remains of PKK militant mailed to family in a box
A new bill of Turkey’s Islamist and ultra nationalist government, which will pave the way for dismissals from universities with the accusation of ‘terrorist...
PACE says democratic referendum hindered under emergency rule in Turkey
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) said democratic referendum process was hindered in Turkey by restrictions on freedom of expression, association, movement...
Child abuse cases increased by 33 percent in 2022 in Turkey
Turkey’s Ministry of Justice has announced that criminal cases launched over the sexual abuse of children increased by 33 percent in 2022 compared to...
Leaked emails of Erdoğan’s son-in-law reveal real identity of ‘journalist’ who harassed Turkish human...
Leaked emails sent to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s son-in-law and former Minister Berat Albayrak reveal that Cahit Oktay, a US-based correspondent for the...
15 detained in bribery probe into CHP-run municipality in western Turkey
Turkish police detained 15 people, including the deputy mayor of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP)-run Seferihisar Municipality in the western province of...
Turkey again blocks aid convoy for Kurds in Syria, NGO says
Turkish authorities have for a second time blocked an aid convoy from reaching the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani, which has been overwhelmed by...
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...