Images of 83-year-old inmate taken to hospital in handcuffs spark outrage
Images on social media of an ailing 83-year-old man incarcerated in Diyarbakır Prison being taken to a hospital in handcuffs has caused outrage among...
Turkish journalist laid to rest with calls for justice after brutal attack
Hundreds gathered in İstanbul on Thursday to bid farewell to journalist and environmental filmmaker Hakan Tosun, who died on Monday after a brutal street...
Teacher imprisoned on trumped-up terrorism charges fights illness and inefficient court system
Ferhan Demir, a physics teacher arrested on terrorism-related charges, is fighting serious problems with his gallbladder and kidney and an inefficient court system, which...
Spying allegations into Turkish imams in Germany continue to expand
Another state in Germany has launched an investigation into allegations of Turkish imams affiliated with the German-based Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DİTİB) spying...
Turkish authorities detain 101 more people over alleged Gülen links: minister
Turkish authorities have detained 101 more people in the ongoing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Friday.
Yerlikaya said...
Turkey remains ‘not free’ in 2019 Freedom House report
Turkey remains in the “not free” category in the “Freedom in the World 2019” report published by the Washington-based Freedom House on Monday.
Freedom House...
Minority and Refugee Rights in Turkey: 2021 in Review
Minorities and refugees in Turkey continued to suffer from rights violations, hate speech and attacks throughout the year. President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and his...
Independent research group faces tax audit for failing to declare 33 cents
Turkey’s Finance Ministry has ordered a tax audit of an independent inflation research group whose findings anger the government for being much higher than...
Survey shows Turkish citizens feeling increasingly insecure and nostalgic
The number of people in Turkey who say they feel insecure and "nostalgic” about the past is increasing, according to a biannual survey carried...
Turkish gov’t detained 786 people for opposing Afrin operation so far
Turkish government has detained at least 786 people over their critical stance against Turkish military operation in Afrin region of northern Syria so far,...
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Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: 2025 in Review
During the year Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continued to relentlessly pursue anyone with alleged links with the faith-based Gülen movement, which he described...
Women’s rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
The state of women’s rights in Turkey showed no meaningful improvement in 2025, as longstanding problems persisted and new challenges emerged. Femicides, institutional failures...
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...