Turkey’s unjust prosecutions make journalism nearly impossible, press groups say
Unjust prosecutions and detentions have made independent journalism nearly impossible in Turkey, representatives of seven press organizations said on Monday, as they called for...
35 arrested over pro-Kurdish protests against Syria offensive: minister
Turkish Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç said on Tuesday that prosecutors have opened investigations into 356 people in Turkey protesting a Damascus offensive against Kurdish...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 33 more lawyers over alleged links to Gülen...
The İzmir Chief Prosecutor’s Office has issued detention warrants for 44 people including 33 lawyers on Friday as part of an investigation into İzmir...
Turkish prosecutor rejects general’s complaint of torture despite evidence aired publicly
A Turkish prosecutor has rejected a complaint alleging torture filed by a former lieutenant general who is serving an aggravated life sentence over a...
Turkish nationals second largest group to apply for asylum in Austria
Turkish nationals came in second in the number of asylum applications filed in Austria in September, the TR724 news website reported, citing the Austrian Ministry...
German press organization advises journalists to avoid visits to Turkey
The German Association of Journalists (DJV) has advised journalists and media professionals to avoid private trips to Turkey due to the “incalculable risk” of...
Assailants dressed as police kill young Syrian refugee in ‘house raid’ in İstanbul
Amid a rising number of hate crimes targeting refugees in Turkey, a group of unidentified assailants wearing police uniforms raided an İstanbul apartment where...
2 Turkish lawyers jailed pending trial following detention in raids before NATO summit
A Turkish court has jailed two lawyers pending trial after they were detained in police raids carried out days before a NATO summit in...
Turkey’s Deputy PM: 2.4 pct of public sector employees discharged over alleged Gülen links
Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş has announced that some 2.4 percent of Turkish public sector workers have been discharged over their alleged links...
Grup Yorum concert for ‘quake solidarity’ cancelled by local authorities
Folk music band Grup Yorum has said on Twitter that a concert scheduled to take place on July 7 in İstanbul’s Sultangazi district was...
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...