COMMENTARY — The UN confirms torture and abuse in Turkey
A damning report by the United Nations on allegations of torture and ill treatment in Turkey’s prisons and detention centers under an extended state...
Gülmen and Özakça, two dismissed educators on hunger strike, arrested in Turkey
Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, two educators who went on a hunger strike after they were fired by government decrees in the aftermath of...
Turkish courts order continuation of all jailed journalists’ imprisonments
İstanbul 13th High Criminal Court in the notorious Silivri Prison compound and the 26th Heavy Penal Court at İstanbul’s Çağlayan courthouse have ordered the...
Turkish prosecutor summons 25 more people as potential witnesses in Khashoggi murder case
A Turkish prosecutor has summoned 25 more people as potential witnesses in the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate General...
1,963 die due to work-related accidents during OHAL period in Turkey
The İstanbul Council for Worker Health and Work Safety (İSİG) has reported that at least 1,963 workers, including 51 child laborers and 74 refugees,...
A 57-year-old prisoner with toothache passes away at Turkey’s Mersin prison
The death of a sick prisoner, Yılmaz Duruk (57), who was hospitalised following he was diagnosed with infection, on November 17, 2017 that is seven...
Jailed Turkish police chiefs who led 2013 corruption ops taken to police HQ in...
Jailed police chiefs who led corruption operations against the government in 2013 were taken to Istanbul police headquarters on Saturday over the testimony of...
FİDH sends letter to Pakistan authorities concerning forcible repatriation of 289 Turkish citizens
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), an international umbrella organization for human rights, has sent a letter to Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain, Pakistan Prime...
Turkish court rules for continuation of 86-year-old philanthropist Afşar’s imprisonment over Gülen links
A Turkish court ruled on Wednesday for the continuation of 86-year-old Turkish philanthropist Celal Afşar's imprisonment over his alleged links to the Gülen movement.
The...
İHD: 2,722 killed in Turkey’s Southeast since end of Kurdish settlement process in July...
A report released by the Human Rights Association (İHD) has revealed that 2,722 people have been killed in violence in Turkey’s Southeast since the...
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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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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...