Turkish court arrests prominent lawyer Kavili over his defense for client
Prominent Turkish lawyer Ömer Kavili, who was detained after his discussion with a judge in a case where the members of Grup Yorum music...
89-year-old educator jailed on Gülen links dies 9 months after medical release
Uğur Öztaş, an 89-year-old educator jailed over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement who suffered a stroke and became paralyzed in prison, has...
Over 190,000 sexual offense cases were investigated in Turkey in 2023
Turkey's chief public prosecutors opened a total of 193,212 sexual offense investigations in 2023, according to the Judicial Statistics 2023 report from the Ministry...
Rights groups call on Turkish gov’t to ensure protection of rights of Turkmen nationals...
Thirty-three nongovernmental organizations in a joint statement on Tuesday called on the Turkish government to uphold its international legal obligations and ensure the protection...
Report: 158 underage pregnant girls admitted to Turkish public hospital in İstanbul
A report prepared by an inspector at the Health Ministry indicates that the number of underage pregnant girls admitted to the Kanuni Sultan Süleyman...
Turkey expands social media monitoring, reviewing 600,000 accounts in 2025
Turkey’s police and gendarmerie reviewed more than 600,000 social media accounts in 2025, identifying over 210,000 users for referral or further action, according to...
CPJ condemns threats against reporter made by local Turkish mayor
Threats issued by Mümin Erol, mayor of Tatvan in the eastern Turkish province of Bitlis, against journalist Sinan Aygül and praise for the bodyguards...
Turkey ordered detention of 137 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish prosecutors have over the past week ordered the detention of 137 people due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, according to local...
Turkey renames new US Embassy street in Ankara ‘Malcolm X Avenue’
The street in Turkey's capital city of Ankara where the new US Embassy is to be located will bear the name of Malcolm X,...
Turkey ranks 149th of 173 countries on rule of law in global democracy report
Turkey was ranked 149th out of 173 countries on rule of law in a global democracy report released Tuesday, with the country also classified...
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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...