More than 450 groups from 65 countries urge Turkey to end criminalization of LGBTI+...
More than 450 civil society organizations from 65 countries have called on Turkey to end what they described as the criminalization of the LGBTI+...
Turkey’s top court strikes down law restricting passports over security concerns
Turkey’s Constitutional Court (AYM) has annulled a law that allowed the Interior Ministry to deny passports to individuals deemed a security risk, ruling the...
Police detain dozens in İstanbul demanding action to end violence against women
Dozens of people were detained by the police on Monday evening while attempting to stage a demonstration in central İstanbul to mark the International Day...
Woman suffering from cancer left to take care of disabled son alone after husband’s...
A woman suffering from cancer said in a letter yesterday she had been struggling to take care of her disabled son since the jailing...
Turkish court hands down life sentences to 36 naval officers over alleged Gülen links
A Turkish court sentenced 23 naval officers, including dismissed admirals Hayrettin İmren and Nazmi Ekici, to aggravated life without the chance of parole, while 13...
Top court rejects application challenging Turkey’s withdrawal from int’l women’s treaty
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has found no violation of rights in the application of a woman and a women’s association that challenged Turkey’s withdrawal from the...
62-year-old disabled inmate complains of neglect and poor prison conditions
A 62-year-old disabled inmate said in a letter that his life in prison had become unbearable due to neglect and dismal conditions, the Mezopotamya...
70-year-old Turkish man jailed over Gülen links begs for justice in letter from prison
Seventy-year-old Alaattin Gökhan, who has been behind bars for 800 days due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, desperately calls for justice to...
German press association urges Turkey to investigate Kurdish journalists’ death in Turkish drone strike
The German Association of Journalists (DJV) has called on the Turkish government to clarify the circumstances surrounding the deaths of two Kurdish journalists in...
Leader of right-wing party faces complaint over visit to Syrian-owned shop
The İzmir Police Department has filed a criminal complaint against the leader of a right-wing political party whose remarks about Syrian refugees in the...
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Turkey’s Post-Coup Crackdown, 10 Years On: A Decade’s Legacy
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This report examines how the sweeping measures introduced in Turkey following the coup attempt of July 15, 2016 evolved over the next decade...
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...