Wife of slain Turkish far-right leader refuses to attend hearing, says she has lost...
The wife of Sinan Ateş, a former far-right nationalist leader assassinated in 2022, has chosen not to attend a hearing on Wednesday, where eight...
Turkish court rules to keep jailed journalist Baransu in prison
An İstanbul court on Monday ruled to keep in prison former Taraf daily journalist Mehmet Baransu, who was jailed in March 2015 after he...
European Court of Human Rights: Attending a demonstration not proof of membership in terrorist...
In the case of a Turkish citizen who was convicted of membership in a terrorist organization for attending a demonstration, the European Court of...
37 detained across Turkey for helping families of jailed Gülen followers
Thirty-seven people have been detained in a Bartın-based operation that was also conducted in Karabük, İstanbul and Isparta provinces on terrorism charges for helping...
Report: Maarif Foundation to contribute radicalism, exacerbate Muslim-Christian tension in African countries
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has aimed at to replace the positive contributions of the schools opened by the Gülen (a.k.a. Hizmet) movement in Africa to...
3 journalists released pending trial, 3 kept in jail for reporting intel officer’s killing...
A trial started on Wednesday for seven Turkish journalists charged with revealing state secrets in their coverage of the death of a Turkish intelligence...
Turkey dismissed more than 34,000 teachers over Gülen links after 2016 coup attempt
Turkey dismissed 34,795 teachers over alleged links to the Gülen movement during a state of emergency declared after a 2016 coup attempt, according to...
8 Turkish citizens seek political asylum in Greece: report
Eight Turkish citizens who fled their homeland in a small sailboat have sought political asylum in Greece, Greek media reported.
The boat was traveling to...
Turkey defies pressure to keep philanthropist Kavala in jail
A Turkish court on Friday kept civil society leader Osman Kavala in jail despite Western pressure and the risk the case could further harm...
Opposition MP on EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee prevented from leaving Turkey due to travel...
Zeynel Özen, a lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and a member of the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) who holds both...
Latest Reports
New report exposes widespread, systematic rights violations in Turkey’s crackdown on the Gülen movement
STOCKHOLM— The Stockholm Center for Freedom today released a new report, “UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights...
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...