Minister warns of severe water crisis in Turkey by 2030
Turkish Agriculture Minister İbrahim Yumaklı said the nation is on the brink of a severe water crisis, with projections indicating that by 2030 Turkey’s...
Top court to review rights defender, former MP Gergerlioğlu’s application on July 1
Turkey’s Constitutional Court will review an application submitted by rights defender and former MP from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu,...
Head of Turkey’s public broadcaster gives ‘Bearded Diva’ as reason for boycotting Eurovision
İbrahim Eren, the head of Turkey’s public broadcaster, has cited “someone like the bearded Austrian who wore a skirt” as one of the main...
538 purge victims in Turkey died due to persecution: NGO
A nongovernmental organization founded by victims of Turkey’s post-coup purge has announced that 538 people have died due to a number of factors related...
Teacher arrested on Gülen links in critical condition after contracting COVID
Hakan Baş, 46, a former history teacher who was arrested for alleged affiliation with the Gülen movement, was hospitalized after contracting COVID-19 in İstanbul's...
COMMENTARY — Turkey’s abuse of Interpol exposed
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The blatant abuse of Interpol mechanisms in a staggeringly high number of cases by the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in...
Human rights organizations issue statement calling for acquittal of participants in Saturday Mothers protest
A total of 18 human rights organizations called on authorities in a joint statement to acquit 46 defendants who appeared in court on Thursday...
Family fleeing Taliban stranded at İstanbul Airport, faces deportation
An extended family of 16 fleeing from the Taliban-occupied city of Herat in Afghanistan has been stranded at İstanbul Airport for nearly a month...
Lawyer appeals to Turkish court to free Brunson, recalls economic crisis
İsmail Cem Halavurt, the lawyer for American pastor Andrew Brunson, who was transferred from pretrial detention to house arrest last month, on Tuesday appealed...
HRW urges Turkey to ensure accountability for deaths in 2023 earthquakes
The Turkish government has an obligation to ensure that public officials responsible for thousands of defective buildings that collapsed in the February 6, 2023...
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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...