US completes 100-bed emergency field hospital in southern Turkey
The US has set up a 100-bed emergency hospital in southern Turkey, which was hit by devastating earthquakes in early February, according to the...
Turkey detains 25 people over alleged Gülen links
Twenty-five people, including active duty and dismissed military officers and former military cadets, have been detained on warrants issued by Turkish prosecutors for alleged...
Women’s Rights in Turkey: 2022 in Review
The increase in rights violations against women in Turkey continued in 2022, with a rising number of femicide cases, bans on events organized by...
850,000 children in Turkey, Syria remain displaced by earthquakes: UNICEF
More than 850,000 children remain displaced in Turkey and northern Syria a month after devastating earthquakes struck Turkey in early February, UNICEF said in...
Only 10 percent of UN’s $1 billion flash appeal funded: report
Only 10 percent of the $1 billion flash appeal launched by the United Nations to support millions of Turkish people affected by devastating earthquakes...
Immense need of sustainable response to health, psychological needs in Turkey, Syria: IFRC
There is an urgent need of a sustainable short and long-term response to the health, mental health and psychosocial needs in Turkey and Syria...
Women deal with added burdens of Turkey’s earthquake disaster
The shelves of the makeshift clinic — little more than an orange storage container — offer everything women are too shy to ask for...
Turkey’s intelligence agency confirms abduction of more than 100 people with alleged links to...
Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has confirmed in its yearly report that it conducted operations for the forcible return of more than 100 people...
Former academic takes own life, adding to list of former public servants to die...
A former academic who had been fired by government decree after a failed coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016 died by suicide...
Former union official fired by gov’t decree complains of political pressure 6 years on
A former union official who was dismissed from her job by a government decree after a coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016...
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...