Turkish Parliament approves gov’t motion to extend rule of emergency for 5th time
Turkish Parliament has approved on Tuesday a motion send by Turkish government under the rule of autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to extend rule of...
PACE monitors express serious concern about the future of democracy in Turkey
Mounting political pressure and judicial harassment aimed at weakening Turkey’s main opposition threaten the country’s democratic future, the co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Turkey...
UPDATE: Woman in pretrial detention gives birth, returns to prison with newborn baby
Şeyma Tekin, who has been in pretrial detention for about three months, gave birth last week at a hospital in Erzurum and returned to...
Up to 3,000 doctors preparing to leave Turkey by end of 2022, TTB estimates...
Estimates from the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) have shown that 2,500 to 3,000 physicians are preparing to leave Turkey by the end of the...
Turkish court arrests 132 military officers over alleged links to Gülen movement
One hundred thirty-two out of 221 military officers who were detained by Turkish police across Turkey in an İstanbul-based probe were arrested by a...
Pro-Kurdish politicians, journalists among 30 arrested on accusations of terrorism
Turkish authorities have arrested 30 people, including pro-Kurdish and socialist politicians, journalists and activists, following their detention in a series of police raids across...
Female inmates subject to disciplinary action in Kocaeli prison for chanting name of dead...
A total of 15 female prisoners in Kocaeli Kandıra F-Type Prison were subjected to disciplinary action for chanting Kurdish slogans and the name of...
Turkish MP submits parliamentary inquiry over allegations that 12 women became pregnant from rape...
A Turkish MP has submitted a parliamentary inquiry regarding allegations that 12 women accused of membership in the Gülen movement became pregnant as a...
Turkey’s broadcast regulator fines TV channel for criticism of woman who was rude to...
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has imposed a fine on pro-opposition broadcaster Halk TV over a commentator who criticized...
Turkey’s hunger line nears 30,000 lira for family of 4 as minimum wage talks...
A family of four in Turkey now needs nearly 30,000 lira a month to cover basic food expenses, according to a new report released...
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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...