German Left Party says 16 activists, journalists detained in Turkey, calls for their release
Germany’s Left Party (Die Linke) said on Wednesday that Turkish police had detained a delegation of 16 German activists and journalists in southeastern Turkey...
Syrian refugees in Turkey: political tool in crisis times
Turkey’s large Syrian refugee population has become a political football as an economic crisis overshadows next year’s presidential election and parties spar over sending...
Former teacher arrested and sent to prison with 8-month-old baby while trying to flee...
Former teacher Büşra Çulha was arrested on Friday and sent to prison with her eight-month-old baby while trying to flee persecution in Turkey, the...
Findings of Interior Ministry’s investigation into killing of Kurdish lawyer surface: report
The findings of an investigation conducted by inspectors from Turkey’s Interior Ministry into the killing of former Diyarbakır Bar Association chairman and human rights...
Turkish police detain CHP mayor, 14 others in İzmir corruption investigation
Turkish police on Tuesday detained a mayor from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and 14 other people in the western province of...
Turkey moves to block jailed Istanbul mayor’s YouTube channel and campaign account
Turkish authorities have ordered the official YouTube channel of jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and an X account operated by his presidential campaign office...
Turkish court hands down lengthy sentences to Kurdish defendants in main KCK trial
A high criminal court in the eastern Turkish province of Van on Monday handed down lengthy jail sentences ranging between six and eight years...
Court charges jailed US pastor with attempting to destroy constitutional order in Turkey
A Turkish court on Thursday charged American pastor Andrew Brunson, who was jailed in Turkey in October due to alleged links to the faith-based Gülen...
Abducted teacher says prosecutor is protecting his torturers
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has refused to file charges based on torture allegations made by Zabit Kişi, 48, who said he was...
117,208 people in Turkey have been convicted of alleged Gülen links since failed coup
A total of 117,208 people have been convicted while more than 600,000 have been the subject of investigation in Turkey due to alleged links...
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...