Principal accused of harassment reappointed to girls high school
The principal of a coeducational high school who has been accused by four female teachers of sexual harassment has been reappointed to a girls’...
Nearly 40 percent of women in Turkey subjected to violence, says HRW senior Turkey...
Around four out of 10 women in Turkey have suffered physical and/or sexual violence during their lives, said Emma Sinclair Webb, Human Rights Watch...
Academic in western Turkey shoots family members in murder-suicide
Yusuf Yılmaz, an academic working at a university in the western Turkish province of İzmir, shot his mother-in-law, his 4-year-old daughter and his wife,...
Women leaving workforce for family reasons up 81.5 percent in 5 years: TurkStat
The number of women in Turkey who have left the workforce for family and personal reasons has risen 81.5 percent in the past five years,...
Jailed journalist Sedef Kabaş says women often subjected to violence in Turkey
Prominent TV journalist Sedef Kabaş, who has been behind bars since January 22, in a letter from prison said women have a difficult time...
29 women in Turkey killed in domestic violence in November: Platform Against Femicide
A total of 29 women in Turkey have been killed in incidents of domestic violence and 10 women died under suspicious circumstances in November,...
6 women killed by their husbands in one week in Turkey
Six women were murdered by their husbands over the course of a week in various provinces in Turkey, the Birgün daily reported.
Two women were killed...
Turkey’s interior minister blames women for femicide
In Turkey, where women are killed, raped or beaten every day, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya blamed women for contributing to femicide when they do...
Thousands march in İstanbul for Women’s Day despite ban
Thousands of women marched through İstanbul to mark International Women’s Day late Sunday, defying a ban on demonstrations, with the rally taking place without...
Turkey ranks 124th out of 146 countries in WEF gender gap report
Turkey has been ranked 124th out of 146 countries with respect to inequalities between men and women, according to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global...
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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...