Report show at least 40 women killed in October 2017 across Turkey
At least 40 women were killed while 25 women have been subjected to sexual violence and 32 children were subjected to sexual abuse in...
Over 5,000 cases of torture and abuse documented in Turkey in 2023: report
A total of 5,312 people in Turkey were subjected to either torture or ill-treatment in 2023, according to the Human Rights Association's (İHD) annual...
Human rights activists in Turkey urge action for hunger striker trans
Turkey’s Human Rights Association (İHD) and human rights activists have urged the Turkish Justice Ministry to take action regarding a jailed trans woman named...
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...
CHP lawmaker submits parliamentary questions regarding human rights violations in Turkish prisons
Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy Özcan Purçu in a parliamentary question addressing the Turkish Ministry of Justice demanded to know whether the ministry was...
Mother of three arrested with baby as Turkish police fail to locate her husband
Fadime Danışman, a mother of three in the western province of İzmir, was arrested along with her 8-month-old baby after police failed to locate...
Turkish soldier torturing a kitten detained following widespread outrage
Following the footage of a cat being tortured by a Turkish Armed Forces soldier has drawn widespread outrage on social media, perpetrator of the torture,...
Turkey’s Erdoğan calls on US to extradite Gülen in return for jailed US pastor
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has called on the US to extradite Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen in return for releasing American pastor...
Kurdish Red Crescent: Turkish military shelling kills 17 women, wounds 44 more in Afrin
Kurdish Red Crescent (Heyva Sor) has announced that Turkish military's shelling has killed 17 women and wounded 44 women seriously in Afrin province of...
Female journalists say Turkish police beat them, threatened rape during raid
A group of journalists said Turkish police beat them and threatened them with rape during a raid on the office of a pro-Kurdish newspaper...
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...