Abducted teacher’s wife to Afghan gov’t: Where are you? Are you asleep?
Farzana Wardak, the wife of Masood Wardak who is the only Afghan teacher among five people who were abducted by Afghan intelligence service National Directorate...
Life sentences sought for 7 people, including journalist Hidayet Karaca, over Gülen links
An Ankara prosecutor on Wednesday sought life sentences for 7 people, including jailed journalist Hidayet Karaca, the former chairman of now-closed Samanyolu Broadcasting Group...
Families: Women detained over alleged Gülen links subjected to maltreatment under Turkish police custody
The families of women detained in operations ordered by provincial Chief of Police Cengiz Zeybek and Governor Ersin Yazıcı between March 26-29 in a...
US Human Rights Report: Turkish gov’t violates laws prohibiting arbitrary arrest, detention
The Turkish government has not always observed the requirements of law that prohibit arbitrary arrest and detention and provide for the right of any person to...
Paralysed Turkish teacher held in prison for 20 months on coup charges
İsa Kara, a 54-year-old teacher who was fired from his job after a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016, has reportedly been kept in...
Deputy PM: Turkish gov’t to adopt chemical castration for child abusers
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ said on Sunday that Turkey would adopt chemical castration for child abusers after the brutal abuse and murder...
53-year-old Turkish teacher affiliated with Gülen movement dies in Trabzon Prison
Recep Abdioğlu, a 53-year-old teacher, died in a Turkish prison in Trabzon province after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage on Thursday night.
Abdioğlo was jailed in...
İHD’s Keskin: Fate of 264 forcibly disappeared people in Turkey remains undetermined
"The fate of 264 out of 472 people known to have been forcibly disappeared throughout the 1990s cannot be determined," said Eren Keskin, chair...
Pastor Brunson’s Turkish lawyer not hopeful about his release
Lawyer Cem Halavurt said on Wednesday that his client Andrew Brunson, an American pastor standing trial in Turkey, will likely remain under house arrest...
Turkey’s Saturday Mothers reclaim right to bury their loved ones
The Saturday Mothers met for the 710th time on Saturday to demand justice and truth for their children and relatives who disappeared while in...
Latest Reports
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...