Ankara Bar president who refused to publish torture report resigns
Ankara Bar Association President Kemal Koranel, who refused to publish a report by the bar’s human rights committee on allegations of torture made by...
Down Syndrome child accompanies mother in prison as parents jailed over Gülen links
A 22-month-old child who suffers from Down Syndrome is living in jail along with his mother after both his mother and father were imprisoned...
Report: Turkish government detained at least 187 journalists in 2017
At least 187 journalists were detained by Turkish government in 2017, according to a report released by Free Journalists Initiative (ÖGİ) in Diyarbakır on Wednesday.
Holding...
Pro-Kurdish MPs investigate prison mistreatment claims
Deputies from the pro-Kurdish Democratic Peoples’ Party (DHP), previously known as the Green Left Party (YSP), have launched an investigation into claims of severe...
Kurdish farmer in southeast Turkey alleges mistreatment in detention
A Kurdish farmer in southeast Turkey’s Mus province on Monday was allegedly severely beaten by soldiers in a detention center.
The incident was reported by...
HDP Deputy And Spokesperson Bilgen and MP Botan detained again
Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy and the party’s spokesperson Ayhan Bilgen, who was detained at Ankara Esenboğa Airport on Sunday, has been detained...
HDP report shows Turkish police tortured 36 villagers with truncheons, rifle butts and mop...
A report by pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) concerning an incident of villagers allegedly tortured by police in the Şemdinli district of Hakkari has...
Turkish police intervene commemorations of Ankara massacre victims
People who lost their lives in the October 10 Ankara Massacre are remembered on the second anniversary of the incident. However, Turkish police attacked...
87-year old Turkish prisoner gets solitary confinement for ‘hoping release one day’
Ali Osman Karahan, an 87-year-old Turkish man who has been kept in an Isparta prison for almost 15 months over alleged links to the...
Turkish gov’t cuts off funds for disabled child over father’s alleged Gülen links
The Turkish government has cut off funds granted to Rafia Nur, a 12-year-old handicapped child whose father has been arrested over alleged links to...
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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...
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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...
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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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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...