One more dismissed teacher begins hunger strike in Turkey for reinstatement to job
Nazife Onay, one of the thousands of teachers who were expelled from their posts by government decrees in the aftermath of a failed coup...
EU’s Juncker reiterates death penalty in Turkey would mean end to EU accession talks
Jean-Claude Juncker, European Commission President, has reiterated on Wednesday that European Union should continue accession negotiations with Turkey but a reintroduction of the death...
8,5-month pregnant woman under arrest in Turkey though baby faces heart, kidney problems
With only days to go before the delivery, a Turkish woman in Kayseri province is still held under arrest even though her baby has...
Turkish police mop floor with mother, wife of jailed educator on hunger strike
Turkish police mopped the floor with Sultan Özakça and Esra Özakça, the mother and wife of Semih Özakça, an educator who was jailed after...
Coetzee, Gavras send message of solidarity to Gülmen, Özakça on 83rd day of their...
Nobel Laureate author John Maxwell Coetzee and famous film director Costa Gavras have given support and showed solidarity with Turkish academic Nuriye Gülmen and...
A letter from prison shows tortures have taken a systematic form in Turkey’s prisons
A letter sent by Evrim Konak, an inmate in Gebze Type M Women’s Prison, to pro-Kurdish media outlets indicates heavy pressures and tortures have...
Turkish gov’t re-jails pro-Kurdish deputy who was released only weeks ago
Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Siirt deputy Besime Konca, who was released by a Batman court on May 3 after spending five months in...
Gülmen and Özakça to end hunger strike if purged civil servants reinstated to jobs
Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, two educators who went on a hunger strike after they were fired by government decrees in the aftermath of...
Brig. Gen. Evrim says July 15 coup attempt in Turkey was planned to fail
Brig. Gen. Hakan Evrim, a suspect in the July 15 coup attempt trial and commander of Akıncı Airbase, where Chief of General Staff Gen....
Turkish gov’t arrests 50,136, detains 154,694 people over alleged links with Gülen movement since...
Basing on the information taken from Turkey's Justice Ministry, Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency (AA) has reported that 154,694 people have been investigated (detained)...
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Turkey's political opposition faced intensifying pressure in 2025, with the judiciary emerging as the primary instrument for targeting dissenting voices. The most far-reaching measures...
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Turkey's record on torture and ill-treatment continued to deteriorate in 2025, despite its commitments under international human rights conventions.
Throughout the year human rights organizations...
Turkey’s Transnational Repression: 2025 in Review
Turkey's campaign of transnational repression against critics abroad continued throughout 2025. Since a coup attempt in July 2016, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s long arm...
Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: 2025 in Review
During the year Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continued to relentlessly pursue anyone with alleged links with the faith-based Gülen movement, which he described...
Women’s rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
The state of women’s rights in Turkey showed no meaningful improvement in 2025, as longstanding problems persisted and new challenges emerged. Femicides, institutional failures...
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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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...