Former Turkish judge Okur: Erdoğan called me and said, ‘They will get my son,...
İbrahim Okur, former head of the First Chamber of Turkey’s Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK), said then-Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
27 rights groups urge Turkey to release journalists detained before NATO summit
Twenty-seven press freedom and human rights groups on Wednesday called on Turkish authorities to release journalists detained or arrested in the run-up to the...
Most Turks are dissatisfied with the level of democracy in their country: survey
Turkey is ranked 47th among 53 nations where people’s dissatisfaction with the level of democracy in their countries is the highest, Turkish Minute reported, citing...
Man kept in solitary confinement over Gülen links suffers from facial paralysis
Akif Sarı, 46, who was arrested for alleged links to the Gülen movement and has been kept in solitary confinement since January 2020, is...
Turkish gov’t detains 402 people over links to Gülen movement in past week
The Turkish government detained a total of 402 people last week (Sept.10-Sept.17) as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of...
Turkish court jails CHP Ankara district mayor, 23 others in corruption investigation
A Turkish court has jailed the opposition mayor of Ankara’s Çankaya district and 23 other people pending trial in a corruption investigation targeting the...
Transgender social media influencer assaulted in southern Turkey
Mika Raun, a popular transgender social media personality, was assaulted while on holiday in Antalya, southern Turkey.
The attack occurred in the presence of her...
Turkey not to welcome any more Afghan refugees, Erdoğan says
Turkey will no longer be able to afford to welcome any more Afghan refugees, said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a preview of a...
Daughter of chairwoman of Turkey’s Council of State appointed to Erdoğan’s palace
Gonca Hatinoğlu, the daughter of Zerrin Güngör, the chairwoman of the Council of State, Turkey’s highest administrative court, was appointed to the presidential palace...
Turkey investigates journalists over report alleging CHP used paid extras at ceremony
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation following a criminal complaint against journalists over a report alleging that hundreds of people were paid to pose...
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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...