55 academics from the world call on Turkey’s Erdoğan to release Kavala
Fifty-five academics have written an open letter to Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan calling for the release of businessman and civil activist Osman...
Turkey’s ‘Ministry of Truth’ in action: Drowned teacher’s accomplishment record removed
Turkey’s Education Ministry has made a “necessary falsification” on its records shortly after a devoted physics teacher, removed from his job in the government’s...
Turkey’s opposition leader on Zarrab case: Corruption is not a national issue
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Thursday targeted Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım over a case against Reza Zarrab, saying...
Lawyer: Zarrab to cooperate with US authorities
Cahit Akbulut, a New York-based lawyer who is closely following a case against Turkish-Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab in the District Court for the...
COMMENTARY — JP Morgan and Kardemir embroiled in Iran sanctions-busting scandal at Halkbank
By Abdullah Bozkurt
A confidential probe into the clandestine activities of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and its affiliates by Turkish prosecutors and police...
US defines Turkish gov’t accusations of plot in Zarrab case ‘ridiculous’
The United States has called the Turkish government’s accusations of a plot in the case of Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab “ridiculous,” referring to an...
Judge Berman implies Turkish-Iranian gold trader Zarrab is still part of case in US
Judge Richard M. Berman, senior federal judge of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, who is overseeing prosecution of...
Turkey’s main opposition leader slams Erdoğan over Zarrab case: Why did you get into...
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Tuesday strongly criticised Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over the case against Reza...
Turkish gov’t seeks extradition of alleged coup suspect Öksüz from Germany
Turkish government has decided to seek extradition of Adil Öksüz, who is the alleged prime suspect of a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016, from...
Bodies found in Aegean Sea show volume of cruelty and oppression in Turkey
While trying to escape from Turkey to Mytilene Island of Greece, a family with three children, who disappeared in the Aegean Sea, were found...
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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...
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Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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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
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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