At least 1,566 workers in Turkey died in occupational accidents in first 3 quarters:...
Turkey recorded at least 1,566 deaths in work-related accidents in the first three quarters of the year, the Health and Safety Labor Watch (İSİG) reported.
According...
Turkish Justice Ministry staff caught on camera telling journalist not to ask any questions
A reporter from FOX TV, which is critical of Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) government, was warned not to ask Justice Minister Bekir...
520 children under the age of 6 in prison with their mothers in Turkey:...
A total of 520 children under the age of six are accompanying their mothers in Turkish prisons, according to a report released on Tuesday...
Turkey’s main opposition is discriminating, too, petition to high court reveals
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) on June 11 appealed to the country’s Constitutional Court, challenging the constitutionality in substance of a discriminatory...
Nearly 2 mln inmates file complaints citing rights violations in Turkey’s prisons since 2010:...
Close to 2 million inmates in Turkey’s prisons have filed complaints of human rights violations stemming from a variety of reasons that include poor...
Turkish President Erdoğan slams calls for release of HDP presidential candidate
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has slammed calls from opposition parties to release pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş, who has been...
Poverty stemming from pandemic continues to worsen among Turkey’s Roma people
A report drafted by the Roma Memory Studies Association (Romani Godi) reveals how the poverty that increased during the COVID-19 pandemic deepened the rights violations against...
Davutoğlu-affiliated foundation seized by Turkish government
A Turkish court on Tuesday ruled to dissolve the incumbent management of the Bilim Sanat Vakfı (Science and Art Foundation), an organization affiliated with...
Turkish court orders rearrest of journalist a day after release
A Turkish court on Monday ordered the rearrest of local journalist Mehmet Yetim in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa a day after his release...
WITCH HUNT — Presidency, prime ministry joining forces for anti-Gülen fight
A special unit established at the presidency to monitor and contribute to an ongoing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement will from now on...
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...