Lawyer appeals to Turkish court to end pastor Brunson’s house arrest, travel ban
İsmail Cem Halavurt, the lawyer for American pastor Andrew Brunson, who was transferred from pretrial detention to house arrest last week, has appealed the...
Turkish prosecutors ordered detention of 176 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish prosecutors have over the past week ordered the detention of 176 people on terrorism charges due to their alleged links to the faith-based...
Most religion-based hate crimes in Turkey targeted Alevis, Christians in 2022: report
Alevis and Christians were targeted in the vast majority of religion-based hate crimes recorded in Turkey in 2022, according to a report by the...
Sweden must do more for jailed Kurdish leader Demirtaş: Swedish lawmaker
A Swedish lawmaker has asked the government to exert more pressure on Turkey in order to secure the release of jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin...
Turkish police wait at hospital to detain new mother over alleged Gülen links
Turkish police are waiting at Adana Avrupa Hospital to detain Elif Açıkgöz, who just gave birth by cesarean section, over alleged links to the...
Amnesty International report reveals continuing human rights violations and social exclusion in Turkey
Amnesty International in its annual report published on Monday said Turkey experienced continuing human rights violations in 2022 and that social exclusion had increased.
The...
Turkish gov’t sends teacher with baby to prison in 10 days for allegedly ‘praising...
Ayşe Çelik, a Turkish teacher who was sentenced to one year and three months in prison for allegedly “praising terrorism and a terrorist organization”...
ECtHR refers judgment on man convicted over Gülen links, criticized as unfair, to its...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has decided to refer the case of Şaban Yasak, convicted in Turkey of alleged links to the Gülen movement,...
Journalist’s father suspended from gov’t job after daughter reports AKP link in Gülistan Doku...
The father of a journalist who reported an AKP official’s connection to a suspect in the case of missing student Gülistan Doku has been...
International students in Turkey report racism and discrimination
International students studying at Turkish universities say they often experience racism and discrimination, the Bianet news website reported.
Students coming from countries such as Pakistan...
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...