Rights groups call on Turkish gov’t to ensure protection of rights of Turkmen nationals...
Thirty-three nongovernmental organizations in a joint statement on Tuesday called on the Turkish government to uphold its international legal obligations and ensure the protection...
UN working group prioritizes case of doctoral student jailed in Turkey
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detentions (WGAD) accepted as “urgent” a petition from Cihan Erdal, 32, a doctoral student at Canada's Carleton...
Turkey’s İstanbul second least healthy city in the world
İstanbul was ranked the second least healthy city in the world among 89 cities surveyed for designated criteria in research conducted by home renting...
Turkey’s top court rejects appeal in 2015 Ankara bombing case
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has rejected an appeal filed on behalf of victims of the 2015 Ankara train station bombing, ruling the application inadmissible in...
Interior minister targets opposition daily for reporting on Turkey’s ‘deep state’
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has targeted the Cumhuriyet daily, critical of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government, for reporting on several photos...
Turkey detains 237 people over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities have detained 237 individuals over the past two weeks in operations across 42 provinces targeting people accused of links to the faith-based...
4 workers rescued after chrome mine collapses in eastern Turkey
Four workers were rescued after getting trapped when a mine collapsed in eastern Turkey, Turkish Minute reported on Monday, citing Agence France-Presse.
The incident comes...
Bosnian authorities reject Turkey’s request to extradite journalist due to lack of legal grounds
The Justice Ministry of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has put an end to Turkey’s persistent efforts to have a journalist living exile extradited to...
Turks seeking asylum in Germany hit record high in July
The number of Turkish citizens who applied for asylum in Germany increased dramatically following the June 24 elections in Turkey, hitting a record high...
‘Marilyn Monroe of Mardin’ jailed for questioning official account of 2016 coup
A Turkish court has jailed pending trial a woman known on social media as the “Marilyn Monroe of Mardin” over a post questioning the...
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...