Family of jailed former police officer hasn’t seen him in 2 years due to...
The family of former police officer Ali Osman Kayan, a father of four serving a sentence for conviction of links to the Gülen movement,...
Turkish gov’t detains 74 military personnel over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government on Friday detained at least 74 active duty military officers across Turkey as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged...
Elderly inmate dies of cancer in Turkish prison after release denied
A retired imam diagnosed with advanced lymphoma died in Kırşehir Prison on Thursday after Turkish authorities repeatedly denied his requests for postponement of his...
Turkey’s KYK suspends loans of students who participated in housing shortage demonstrations
The Turkish Higher Education Credit and Hostels Institutions (KYK) has suspended the monthly loans of students who participated in nationwide demonstrations against student housing...
European Court of Auditors doubts all EU funds reach refugees in Turkey
EU funding has helped refugees in Turkey, but Ankara’s refusal to reveal their names raises doubts about whether the money is reaching all who...
Turkey removes another Kurdish mayor from office
In a recent development within the ongoing crackdown on opposition municipalities in Turkey, the Interior Ministry has removed a Kurdish mayor from her position...
Top court finds no rights violation in lengthy pretrial detention of Kurdish politician
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has found no rights violation in the five-year pretrial detention of a Kurdish politician, which it said had lasted for only...
Court rules to keep Turkish-German journalist Demirci in jail
A high criminal court in İstanbul on Tuesday decided for the continuation of the imprisonment of German-Turkish dual citizen and journalist Adil Demirci, in...
Press freedom groups urge Turkey to halt growing suppression of journalists in 2025
A coalition of international press freedom organizations, led by the International Press Institute (IPI), is calling on Turkish authorities to halt what they describe...
Austrian police find 8 migrants from Turkey in a truck: report
Austrian police have announced that last month they found eight migrants from Turkey in life-threatening conditions hidden inside a narrow wooden pallet box that...
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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...