Germany, Netherlands announce they will not allow Turkish politicians to campaign for elections
The governments of Germany and the Netherlands have announced that they will not allow Turkish politicians to campaign within their borders for parliamentary and...
Turkish gov’t launches full scale war of words against Greece over asylum seekers
The Turkish government has launched a full-scale war of words against Greece over its friendly reception to those who are seeking asylum in the...
Two-thirds of US Senate pushes Turkish gov’t to release American pastor
Sixty-six US senators signed a letter released on Friday urging Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to free an American pastor on trial in Turkey...
Erdoğan threatens Turkish businessmen: Don’t take your money overseas
Amid claims that Turkey is facing an economic crisis, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday said they will not forgive those businessmen who...
COMMENTARY — The US State Department is still confused about Turkey
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The US State Department appears to have not fully grasped the gravity of the situation in Turkey in the face of a...
CCBE urges release, medical treatment of detained Turkish lawyer
Antonín Mokrý, president of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), which represents the bars and law societies of 45 countries...
US Human Rights Report: Turkish gov’t restricts int’l travel for tens of thousands of...
The Turkish government has restricted foreign travel for tens of thousands of citizens accused of links to the Gülen movement or involvement in a...
US Human Rights Report: Turkish gov’t’s prosecution and jailing of journalists hinder freedom of...
The Turkish government’s prosecution of journalists representing major independent newspapers and its jailing of scores of journalists in 2017 hindered freedom of speech, and...
US Human Rights Report: Turkish gov’t violates laws prohibiting arbitrary arrest, detention
The Turkish government has not always observed the requirements of law that prohibit arbitrary arrest and detention and provide for the right of any person to...
US Human Rights Report: Lack of access to health care remained a problem at...
Overcrowding, particularly following the mass detentions after a 2016 coup attempt and lack of access to adequate health care remained problems at Turkish prisons...
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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...
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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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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...