CCBE, EFJ and EAJ urge Turkey to release all judges, prosecutors, lawyers and journalists
The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), and the European Association of Judges (EAJ) have...
Purge victim lawyer, mother of 4-month-old infant, dies by suicide
Emine Üzel Ahmadı, 29, the mother of a 4-month-old baby and a former lawyer who was dismissed by an emergency decree as part of...
Turkish presidency revokes journalist’s press card over nonexistent criminal record
The Turkish presidency’s Directorate of Communications has revoked the press card of journalist İsmail Arı, citing a criminal record that official documents show does...
2 teachers working at schools linked to Gülen movement deported to Turkey from Ukraine
Two Turkish teachers who were detained in the Ukrainian city of Rava-Ruska on New Year’s Day have been deported to Turkey by Ukrainian authorities...
Turkish gov’s issues detention warrants for 108 police, 56 military officers over alleged links...
Turkish government has issued detention warrants for 108 former or retired police officers, including high-ranking police staff and detained more than 60 of them on...
Turkey rejects US human rights report amid news of death of inmates due to...
The Turkish Foreign Ministry has rejected the 2021 human rights report published by the US Department of State on Tuesday amid news of the...
4 activists indicted over ill-treatment allegations after Israel trade protest
Turkish prosecutors have indicted four pro-Palestinian activists who protested trade with Israel during a forum attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in İstanbul, accusing...
‘Saturday Mothers’ gather for 695th time in İstanbul to demand justice for disappeared children
The "Saturday Mothers" gathered in Galatasaray Square in İstanbul for the 695th time over the weekend, demanding to know the fate of people who...
Turkish physics teacher arrested by court due to objection by prosecutor, leaves her baby...
Derya Erkan, a physics teacher in Turkey's Black Sea province of Samsun, was arrested by a local court on Sunday for alleged membership in...
21 int’l NGOs and journalists organizations call for dropping of lawsuit against cyber-rights activist...
Twenty-one international NGOs and journalists organizations on Friday issued a statement calling for the dropping of a lawsuit filed against academic and cyber-rights activist...
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...