43 people killed, 240 maltreated, tortured in Turkey in December 2020: report
Cases of human rights violations in Turkey in December included 43 deaths and 240 incidents of torture and maltreatment, with 143 of them taking...
Turkish parliament’s human rights commission receives over 44,000 complaints in 13 years, makes only...
The Turkish parliament's Human Rights Investigation Commission has received 44,925 complaints about alleged human rights violations over the past 13 years, yet has made...
Turkish journalist Mehmet Karakeçili beaten, Hale Gönültaş threatened: CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday reported a physical assault on journalist Mehmet Karakeçili and a separate verbal threat against journalist Hale...
Another Turkish citizen with Gülen links allegedly disappears abroad
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Turkish citizens Enver Kılıç and Zabit Kişi, who were detained while boarding the plane on September 30, can not be received any news after...
Turkish journalists charged for terror over comments on US-indicted sanction buster Zarrab
A Turkish public prosecutor who accused 29 journalists on terrorism charges cited articles and Twitter messages on US-indicted gold trader Reza Zarrab, who bribed...
Turkish court gives 9-year jail sentence to man for taking medicine to Gülen-linked hospitals...
A 60-year-old Turkish man, Abdurrahman Selçuk, has been convicted of terror charges and handed down a nine-year jail sentence by a Turkish court on...
Turkey arrests journalist for remarks on jailed PKK leader
A Turkish court on Tuesday ruled to arrest a journalist on charges of disseminating terrorism propaganda due to his televised remarks about Abdullah Öcalan,...
‘Take your hands off my university,’ says journalist whose newspaper was also shuttered by...
“When I saw the heavy police presence at İstanbul’s prestigious Boğaziçi University … memories were rekindled in my mind of the brutal takeover of...
Turkish court acquits police officers, doctor accused of torture despite top court ruling
A Turkish court has acquitted three police officers and a doctor of charges of torturing former teacher Eyüp Birinci in custody, despite a prior...
Turkey arrests 182 in latest operations over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities have arrested 182 of 298 people detained in nationwide operations over the past two weeks over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen...
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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...
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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...
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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...