Turkey’s Erdoğan praises Gabon abductions, vows new operations
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday praised the abduction of three Gülen movement-linked people by Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) from Gabon, saying...
Defence minister: Turkish military to stay in Syria’s Afrin region until threats eliminated
The Turkish military will continue to take necessary measures in Syria’s Afrin region, from which it drove the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia...
US senators apply to attend trial in Turkey of jailed pastor Brunson
A number of US senators have applied to Turkey’s Justice Ministry to attend the first hearing next week in the trial of Andrew Brunson,...
Turkish court gives life sentences to 38 military personnel over their alleged role in...
The Turkish government detained dozens of people on Monday over suspected links to the Gülen movement as part of a massive post-coup witch hunt,...
Pro-gov’t daily: Turkey, Russia could conduct joint operation to abduct Fethullah Gülen
Turkey and Russia could carry out a joint operation to abduct US-based Turkish-Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen to Turkey due to Gülen’s alleged role in...
Afghans collect 1 million signatures to prevent seizure of Turkish schools by Erdoğan regime
Afghans have collected 1 million signatures to prevent the transfer of Turkish schools founded by businessmen and operated by educators allegedly affiliated with the...
Erdoğan’s son-in-law: Turkey is officially at war
Berat Albayrak, Turkey's energy minister and son-in-law of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on Sunday said Turkey is not de facto but officially at war...
3 detained Turkish educators and their families handed over to Turkey by Gabon
Three Turkish educators and their families who were arbitrarily detained in Libreville, the capital city of Gabon, were handed over to Turkish officials and taken...
Turkey’s Erdoğan on terror: What happened in Germany will take place in France
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday accused Paris of supporting terrorism, implying that France will face terrorist attacks, the state-run Anadolu news agency...
Body of Turkish woman fleeing to Greece found weeks after boat capsized
Turkish authorities have found the body of Aslı Doğan, a Turkish woman who went missing after a refugee boat carrying eight people capsized in...
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The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today published its latest report, “The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge,” which examines how children from...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today released its latest report “Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review,” which highlights the most important developments...
Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech in...
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Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today released its latest report, “Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft,” a...
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
This report focuses on the inflammatory rhetoric and illegal acts motivated by prejudice faced by refugees who fled the civil war in Syria to...
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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