14 detained in İstanbul-based operation over alleged Gülen links
Turkish police have detained 14 people including former military and police officers as part of an operation based in İstanbul targeting alleged members of...
European rights court let Turkey’s dissidents down, says jailed Kurdish leader
Selahattin Demirtaş, the jailed ex-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), has said the ineptness of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)...
Trump links Erdoğan to ‘rigged elections,’ reviving scrutiny of Turkey’s vote security
US President Donald Trump sparked renewed debate about election integrity in Turkey on Thursday when he quipped during a White House meeting that his...
Turkish commentator taken off air after mentioning Erdoğan ex-football star foe
A football announcer for Turkey’s public broadcaster TRT was taken off the air while commentating on a 2022 FIFA World Cup match after he...
Mass detention warrant issued for Turkish lawyers, systematically targeted because of their work
The İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday ordered the detention of 66 lawyers as part of what appears to be a campaign against...
Father of former cadet serving life sentence calls for justice at İstanbul vigil
The father of a former military cadet serving a life sentence for allegedly participating in a 2016 coup attempt called for justice at a...
Turkey misuses counterterrorism legislation to target human rights defenders: UN special rapporteur
Mary Lawlor, the UN special rapporteur on human rights defenders, said in a statement on Monday that she is deeply concerned by the apparent...
Pregnant woman and husband detained, forced to leave 3 children behind
Zeynep Doğan (33), who is seven months pregnant, and her husband Ahmet Doğan (39) were detained on Friday and were forced to leave their...
Senior AKP lawmaker calls for Holocaust films to be banned in Turkey
A senior lawmaker from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has called for a nationwide ban on films about the Holocaust, saying such...
Retired general serving life sentence issued a ‘good health’ report 3 weeks before his...
Vural Avar, 85, a retired general who died in prison on Tuesday, was issued a medical report 22 days before his demise that said...
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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...