On 21 February 2022, the Human Rights Watch reported that Öztürk Türkdoğan, co-chair of the Human Rights Association (Turkey), was prosecuted for his legitimate human rights work. Ankara prosecutors prepared three indictments against Türkdoğan in a single month for speeches and statements that do not advocate violence.

The country continued to host the world’s largest number of refugees; some remained at risk of being unlawfully returned. Victims of human rights violations by state officials continued to face a culture of impunity. There were serious and credible allegations of torture and other ill-treatment.

Significant human rights issues included credible reports of: enforced disappearance; torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment by the government or on behalf of the government; arbitrary arrest or detention; serious problems with the independence of the judiciary; political prisoners or detainees; transnational repression ...

Feb 6, 2025 · The authoritarian and highly centralized presidential government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has set back Türkiye’s human rights record by decades, targeting perceived government critics and ...

Journalists face prosecution under Türkiye’s Anti-Terror Law, as well as under criminal defamation charges, including the widely used charge of “insulting the president,” which the European ...

Domestic human rights organizations, bar associations, political opposition figures, international human rights groups, and others reported that government agents engaged in threats, mistreatment, and possible torture of some persons while in custody.

Turkey (Türkiye) 2023 Human Rights Report . Executive Summary . Restrictions on freedoms of assembly , association, and expression prior to the May presidential and parliamentary elections were a significant development during the year that negatively affected the state of human rights in Turkey. Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

Türkiye is covered by OHCHR Headquarters. High Commissioner Zeid calls on Turkish authorities to respond to the attempted coup by reinforcing the protection of human rights and by strengthening democratic institutions.

Nov 8, 2024 · MİT agents have reportedly been involved in cross-border operations to apprehend and transport suspects to Turkey without judicial oversight, raising significant concerns over Turkey’s adherence to international human rights norms.

Turkey’s politicized judiciary has convicted several prominent human rights activists, including the former head of Amnesty International Turkey, on bogus terrorism charges in an apparent effort to intimidate civil society actors and stifle human rights advocacy.