Turkish man jailed over alleged Gülen links dies as result of poor medical care...
Mehmet Özbir, 41, on Tuesday died of cancer that developed when he was in pretrial detention over Gülen links and which caused his health...
Reports: Saudi journalist Khashoggi decapitated in Turkey after fingers cut off
Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was decapitated on Oct. 2 inside Saudi Arabia's consulate in İstanbul after torture during which his fingers were cut off,...
Jailed with Gülen sympathizers, Brunson says prison in Turkey like ‘living in a mosque’
Andrew Brunson, the American pastor who was detained in Turkey for two years before his release on Friday, told ABC News on Tuesday that his...
Turkish President Erdoğan: Some ‘material’ at Saudi consulate in İstanbul painted over
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Tuesday some "materials" at the Saudi consulate in İstanbul where critical journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappeared two weeks...
CoE calls on Turkey to take further steps on violence against women
The Council of Europe (CoE) on Monday called on Turkey to take further action to comply fully with the Istanbul Convention’s provisions on violence...
Turkish military operation footage screened in stadium before Amedspor match
Footage of a Turkish military operation against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) was projected on the scoreboard of a stadium on Saturday, just...
Turkey’s Erdoğan threatens Gülen movement: We will cause them suffering
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday promised to go after people linked to the faith-based Gülen movement, saying he will cause them suffering....
HDP deputy Gergerlioğlu: 700 babies live in extremely poor conditions in Turkish prisons
“There are 700 babies in prisons and they have been living in extremely poor conditions. Prisons are not for babies,” human rights activist...
23 women killed by men across Turkey in September
Twenty-three women were killed by men across Turkey in September, according to a report by online news outlet Bianet, which compiled data from local and...
Turkish lawyer Kavili says subjected to ill treatment during incarceration over court defense
Ömer Kavili, a Turkish lawyer who was briefly arrested last week for a defense he gave during a hearing in an İstanbul court, said he...
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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...
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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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Turkey’s Transnational Repression: Abuse of asset freezing mechanisms under the pretext of prevention of...
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Rule of Law(lessness) in Erdoğan’s Turkey
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This report focuses on how the criminal prosecutions and trials conducted on charges of terrorism since a coup attempt in Turkey in 2016...
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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