UN rights chief demands end to Gaza killings, calls for justice
Israeli live fire that killed at least 59 people and injured over 2,770 people in Gaza on Monday must stop immediately and the international...
Turkey’s post-coup purge makes no exception for children
A post-coup purge in Turkey is continuing to take a huge toll on human life, making no exceptions for children. Mehmet Fatih, Selman, Eymen...
Turkish gov’t detains 9 people in İzmir over social media posts
The Turkish government detained nine people on Friday in the city of İzmir as well as in the Bergama, Seferihisar and Menemen districts over...
199 Turkish academics who signed ‘peace petition’ sacked in latest decree
One hundred ninety-nine Turkish academics who signed a 2016 petition calling for a peaceful end to Turkey’s three-decades-old conflict with Kurdish militants are among...
ECtHR ruling on man convicted over Gülen links unfair, overlooks facts: rights group
The European Court of Human Rights’ (ECtHR) recent judgment on Şaban Yasak, convicted in Turkey of alleged links to the Gülen movement, lacks fairness...
Turkish authorities sentence 21-year-old man to aggravated life over Kobani protests despite contradictory evidence
Turkish authorities have handed down an aggravated life sentence to a 21-year-old man for allegedly taking part in street protests in the country's Southeast...
Turkish Embassy in Gabon spied on Erdoğan critics
As part of its massive witch-hunt, the Turkish government used its diplomats in Gabon to profile opponents of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and...
Large majority of Turks against accepting more refugees, poll suggests
More than 90 percent of Turks are against accepting more refugees amid a new and growing wave of Afghan migrants arriving in the country,...
6 detained in Turkish capital over ByLock use
Turkish police have detained six people in the Turkish capital of Ankara on charges of using the ByLock smartphone application, Turkish Minute reported on...
Turkish Justice Ministry refuses to disclose number of torture, prisoner abuse claims
In response to a parliamentary question submitted by Republican People’s Party (CHP) Istanbul deputy and human rights defender Sezgin Tanrıkulu, Turkey’s Ministry of Justice...
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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...