Turkey’s vice president calls purge victims ‘terrorists’
Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay has called the victims of a massive purge of state institutions “terrorists,” accusing opposition parties of having plans for...
Turkish social media users express outrage over mob attack on Syrians in Istanbul
Turkish social media users expressed outrage over a mob attacking the properties of Syrian refugees in İstanbul's Esenyurt district yesterday evening with the hashtag...
Turkish court imposes injunction on anti-refugee mayor’s policies
A Turkish court has imposed an injunction on the implementation of the anti-refugee policies pushed by a mayor in northwestern Turkey who recently introduced...
Leader of right-wing party faces complaint over visit to Syrian-owned shop
The İzmir Police Department has filed a criminal complaint against the leader of a right-wing political party whose remarks about Syrian refugees in the...
Turkish far-right group beat Afghan man and shared video on social media
A new Turkish far-right group shared a video on social media yesterday showing one of their members beating an Afghan refugee in an apparent...
Leader of right-wing party warns Turkish citizens of ‘Syrian threat’ in anti-migrant social media...
Ümit Özdağ, leader of the newly established far-right Victory Party (ZP), warned Turkish citizens of a "Syrian threat" in a video shared on Twitter...
Anti-refugee mayor files complaints against some 2,000 people over social media posts
A mayor in northwestern Turkey known for his anti-migrant statements and actions has filed official complaints against some 2,000 people on insult charges, Turkish...
Erdoğan supporters discuss on Clubhouse how to exterminate political prisoners
Audio records of a chatroom on social media app Clubhouse revealed a conversation among supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on how to...
Senior AKP figure targets Gülen movement supporters in hate speech
Mücahit Birinci, a member of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party’s 50-seat Central Decision and Executive Board (MKYK), targeted supporters of the faith-based Gülen...
Bolu mayor seeks to deter migrants by imposing exorbitant fee for foreigners who want...
Foreigners who want to marry in Bolu will be required to pay a fee of TL 100,000 ($10,100), in an attempt to deter migrants...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today released its latest report "Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review," which highlights the most important developments...
Hate speech and hate crimes against Syrian refugees in Turkey
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2022 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2022. Authoritarianism continued to gain ground...
Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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This report focuses on how illegal pushbacks by Greek authorities have devastating consequences on Turkish asylum seekers upon their return to Turkey.
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Rule of Law(lessness) in Erdoğan’s Turkey
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Human rights in Turkey: 2021 in review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2021. Increasing pressure on the...
Turkey’s Transnational Repression: Abduction, Rendition and Forcible Return of Erdoğan Critics
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