Turkey’s post-coup crackdown, 10 years on: Press freedom
Ten years after a coup attempt on July 15, 2016, Turkey's independent media has been largely dismantled through a combination of mass imprisonment, outlet...
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New report exposes widespread, systematic rights violations in Turkey’s crackdown on the Gülen movement
STOCKHOLM— The Stockholm Center for Freedom today released a new report, “UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights...
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Turkey’s post-coup crackdown, 10 years on: Press freedom
Ten years after a coup attempt on July 15, 2016, Turkey's independent media has been largely dismantled through a combination of mass imprisonment, outlet...
ECtHR questions Turkey over post-coup dismissal of civil servants
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Turkey’s post-coup crackdown, 10 years on: Torture and ill-treatment
Turkey has experienced a marked resurgence of torture and ill-treatment in custody over the past decade and especially since a coup attempt on July...
Air force cadets recount torture, life sentences in new documentary on Turkey’s 2016 coup...
Six former Turkish Air Force Academy cadets who were sent to İstanbul under military orders during the July 2016 coup attempt recount in a...
New report exposes widespread, systematic rights violations in Turkey’s crackdown on the Gülen movement
STOCKHOLM— The Stockholm Center for Freedom today released a new report, “UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights...
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New report exposes widespread, systematic rights violations in Turkey’s crackdown on the Gülen movement
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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.
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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.
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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.
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