Uighurs fear deportation as China ratifies extradition treaty with Turkey: report
China on Saturday ratified an extradition treaty with Turkey, a move likely to help Beijing incarcerate Uighurs seeking refuge in Turkey, prompting fear among...
Turkish military chief: Coup attempt prematurely staged, foiled thanks to measures taken
In remarks that came as confirmation of Turkish authorities having prior knowledge of a coup attempt on July 15, 2016, Chief of General Staff...
Intruders break into house of Turkey’s Human Rights Association co-chair
Turkey’s Human Rights Association (IHD) announced in a press statement that unknown intruders broke into the house of Eren Keskin, a human rights activist...
Syrian teenager stabbed to death in alleged hate crime
Sixteen-year-old Syrian Eymen Hammami was stabbed to death in an alleged hate crime in the northern city of Samsun on Sunday, the Evrensel daily...
Grim start to 2025 as dozens of women in Turkey are murdered by men
Turkey has had a grim start to the new year, with 33 women murdered by men in January and another 32 dying under suspicious...
EU rapporteur questions ‘strange delay’ in ECtHR case of businessman jailed over Gülen links
European Parliament Turkey rapporteur Nacho Sanchez Amor has expressed concern over the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECtHR) delay in ruling on the case...
Lawyer arrested on trumped-up terrorism charges dies of COVID-19 in prison
Lawyer Metin Yücel, who was arrested on trumped-up terrorism charges in October 2016, has died in prison after contracting COVID-19.
Yücel's death was announced by...
Judge faces investigation for ordering release of celebrity manager
The Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK), Turkey’s top judicial board, has launched an investigation into Judge Fatih Kapan over his order to release...
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...
Turkish jihadists form Iran’s Basij-like armed militia to fight against Erdoğan’s opponents
A group of Turkish radical Islamist jihadists have formed Iran's Basij-like militia organisation to fight against the opponents of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip...
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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...
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...