Turkish Consulate in London profiled deceased Erdoğan critic and his family: report
Even death due to COVID-19 does not prevent Turkish nationals from being profiled by the Turkish Consulate General in London, with a deceased Turkish...
Turkey’s Transnational Repression: 2024 in Review
Turkey’s efforts at transnational repression against critics abroad did not wind down in 2024. The Turkish government continued to relentlessly pursue anyone with alleged...
US judge rejects Turkey’s request for data on Gülen movement members, citing political motives
A US federal judge has rejected a request by the Turkish government seeking the financial records of five individuals linked to the faith-based Gülen...
Spouse of missing educator appeals to Kyrgyz president to find her husband
Reyhan İnandı, the wife of Turkish-Kyrgyz educator Orhan İnandı, appealed to Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov on Thursday to find her husband, who went missing...
Belgian law firm to take alleged crimes against humanity by Turkish officials to ICC
Johan Vande Lanotte, a legal counsel from the Belgian-based law firm Van Steenbrugge Advocaten (VSA) and a professor of law at the University of...
COMMENTARY — Utah case exposes more dirt on Turkey’s Erdoğan
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Another fraud scheme that extends to the United States has implicated the corrupt Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in what is seen...
Pakistan government violates UNHCR status by deporting Kaçmaz Family to Turkey
The repercussions of the deportation of Turkish teacher Mesut Kaçmaz (43) and his family by Pakistan government to Turkey on early Saturday, despite of...
Erdoğan’s long arm: Deutsche Bank closes accounts of Erdoğan opponents without giving any reason
Germany’s Deutsche Bank has closed the accounts of three opponents of Turkey’s authoritarian President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan without providing a reason, possibly over dubious...
Turkish expatriate in Germany attacked over Gülen links in apparent hate crime
A Turkish man who has been residing in Germany for 41 years was attacked in an apparent hate crime by the Turkish owner of...
Human Rights Watch urges Turkey to halt deportation of Turkmen activist
Human Rights Watch has called on Turkish authorities to immediately release Turkmen activist Umidajan Bekchanova, who is currently detained in İstanbul and faces deportation...
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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...
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...