Turkish woman sent back to jail with her newborn baby a day after delivery
Ayşe Ateş, who was jailed when she was five months pregnant due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, gave birth at an İzmir...
Jailed Turkish-German journalist Yücel: Isolation is torture
Turkey’s crackdown on journalists will go down in history as a “disgrace,” German reporter Deniz Yücel told German daily Die Tageszeitung in a Saturday interview, Deutsche Welle...
457 sick inmates in Turkish prisons are in critical condition: rights lawyer
There are 1,333 ailing inmates in Turkish prisons, 457 of whom are in critical condition, according to Turkey’s Human Rights Foundation (İHD), the Cumhuriyet...
Activist Öztürk says she was subjected to brutal torture in secret detention center
Ayten Öztürk, 47, who describes herself as a socialist activist, said she was subjected to severe torture and sexual harassment in a secret detention...
Turkish police accused of beating 2 detainees
Two men detained in connection with a shooting incident in İstanbul say they were subjected to police abuse and coercion while in custody, the...
Cartoonist Trivedi portrays 15 mothers and babies persecuted by despotic Erdoğan regime in Turkey
A world famous political cartoonist and free speech activist Aseem Trivedi has drawn cartoons of 15 mothers and their newly born babies, who have been detained...
Turkish gov’t detains dozens of people over their alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained dozens of people on Tuesday across Turkey as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of the...
Two children singing in Kurdish detained in eastern Turkey
Turkish police on Monday detained two children aged 11 or 12 while they were singing a song in Kurdish on Cumhuriyet Street in Turkey’s...
US Human Rights Report: Torture and mistreatment in police custody increased in Turkey in...
Torture and mistreatment in police custody increased in Turkey in 2017 despite the presence of closed-circuit cameras installed by the Turkish government in 2012,...
154 people trying to flee persecution in Turkey detained at border in 2 years
One hundred fifty-four people have been detained over alleged Gülen links while trying to flee Turkey by illegally crossing the Bulgarian or Greek borders...
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Turkey’s Crackdown on the Main Opposition and the Kurdish Political Movement: 2025 in Review
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...
Torture, Ill-treatment and Prison Conditions in Turkey: 2025 in Review
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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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...