Report: At least 58 suspicious deaths identified in Turkish prisons since July 15, 2016
At least 58 suspicious deaths have occurred in Turkish prisons since a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016, said a report released on...
Yet another family ruined as mother dies while purge-victim father is in jail
Two-year-old Elif Zehra Çalışkan is now without parents as her mother died after falling from a balcony and her father, an academic, has been...
At least 15,557 women murdered in Turkey since start of AKP rule: report
Violence against women has dramatically increased since the Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power in 2002, and at least 15,557 women have...
Turkish gov’t detains dozens of people, sentences 114 for imprisonment over alleged links to...
Turkish government has issued detention warrants for dozens of people as it detained tens of them including military officers while İstanbul 22nd High Criminal Court...
Turkish woman says she miscarried baby due to stress under police custody
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A Turkish woman, whose identity remains anonymous, has said in a recent video recording that she miscarried her baby due to the stress she...
15-month-old held in Turkey’s prison suffered from bad conditions
Hundreds of infants have been kept in pretrial detention in Turkey’s jails with their mothers due to a state of emergency (OHAL) designed to...
European Parliament strongly condemns human rights violations in Turkey
A large majority of the European Parliament (EP) has adopted a resolution on the human rights situation in Turkey, emphasizing the structural problems that...
Kurdish politician speaks of gross rights violations and torture in police detention center
İbrahim Halil Baran, chairman of the Kurdistan Party (PAKURD), has said he witnessed gross human rights violations and torture at a police detention center...
Imprisoned Turkish hunger-striking educator refuses to make defense in hospital
The imprisoned educator Nuriye Gülmen, who has been on hunger strike for 224 days, has reportedly refused to make her defense in hospital, where...
22 prison staff members detained over alleged torture, mistreatment and embezzlement
Twenty-two prison staff members, comprising guards and two administrators, have been detained on warrants issued by Turkish prosecutors for alleged torture and mistreatment of...
Latest Reports
New report exposes widespread, systematic rights violations in Turkey’s crackdown on the Gülen movement
STOCKHOLM— The Stockholm Center for Freedom today released a new report, “UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights...
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...