No news received from Fahri Mert since he was abducted in Turkey’s İzmir 2...
His family and friends have not received any news from Fahri Mert (44), a Turkish citizen abducted in İzmir province two weeks ago, according...
Inmates go on hunger strike to protest rights violations in prison in western Turkey
Six inmates in a prison in Turkey's western province of Afyonkarahisar went on a hunger strike on Tuesday to protest rights violations in the...
255 people killed, 306 maltreated, tortured in Turkey in May: report
Cases of human rights violations in Turkey in May included 255 deaths and 306 incidents of torture and maltreatment, with 87 of them taking...
Monument of Kurdish philosopher and poet Ahmad-i Khani demolished by Turkish government
Trustee Ulaş Akhan, who was appointed by the government of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to replace pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party's (HDP) mayor...
New decree by Turkish gov’t encourages Erdoğan thugs to mobilise and be armed
The posts shared in social media by radical Islamist and nationalist pro-Erdoğan fanatics following a controversial decree issued by Turkish government on Sunday to...
Turkish woman returned to prison immediately after giving birth
Yasemin Baltacı, who was arrested over her alleged links to the Gülen movement just two weeks before the end of her pregnancy, was reportedly...
Eurostat: 14,640 Turkish citizens claimed asylum in EU in 2017
A total of 14,640 Turkish nationals claimed asylum in the European Union countries last year, according to data compiled by Eurostat.
According to statistics released by Eurostat...
OSCE says concerned on solitary confinement of Zaman’s art director Fevzi Yazıcı
Harlem Désir, the Representative on Freedom of the Media at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), has reacted the maltreatment of Fevzi...
Turkey’s main opposition leader calls on gov’t to investigate drone killings
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Sunday called on the government to clarify claims that civilians were being killed...
27-year-old dorm manager detained while visiting hospital for treatment in Turkey
Muhammed B., the former manager of an Alanya-based student dormitory that the government earlier shuttered over its allged links to the Gülen movement, was detained at...
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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...