UNCHR spokesperson says they are investigating the death of 19 migrants on Turkish-Greek border
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) spokesperson Shabia Mantoo on Thursday said they are investigating the circumstances surrounding 19 migrants who froze to...
Minister Kaya says dared to die in Netherlands, returned upon Erdoğan’s call
Turkish Minister of Family and Social Policy Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya who was expelled from the Netherlands on Saturday night after she insisted on...
Turkey’s Erdoğanist media targets Dutch deputies, threatens them for recognizing Armenian genocide
Turkey's pro-government media has been targeting five Dutch parliamentarians with a Turkish background, calling them traitors after the Tweede Kamer officially recognized the Armenian genocide,...
Turkish journalist tells horrific stories of people abducted by MİT, tortured in Ankara building
Cevheri Güven, a Turkish journalist living in exile, has said in recently released video footage that people who were abducted by Turkey's National Intelligence...
BfV: MİT is after Turkish dissidents in Germany
Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) is collecting intelligence on Turkish dissidents and the outlawed the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Germany, according to the...
Daniel Pipes: Accusation targeting Gülen on Turkish coup is usual Erdoğan puffery and deceit
Daniel Pipes, an American historian, writer, and commentator who is the president of the Middle East Forum and publisher of its Middle East Quarterly...
Dutch police removes Erdoğan’s posters from facade of Rotterdam building
On Sunday night Dutch police removed large posters showing Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan from the facade of a building in Rotterdam. A...
Sudan arrests Gülen-linked businessman at request of Turkey’s Erdoğan regime
Sudanese law enforcement detained Turkish businessman Memduh Çıkmaz at Turkey’s request as part of Turkish government's post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting alleged members of...
Turkey included on US list of countries implicated in use of child soldiers: report
The United States on Thursday added Turkey to a list of countries that have been implicated in the use of child soldiers over the...
Turkey condemns ‘unacceptable’ European award to Osman Kavala
Turkey on Monday slammed the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for awarding its top rights prize to jailed Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala, who...
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New report exposes how Turkey weaponizes embassies and consulates to target critics abroad
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today released its latest report, “Weaponized Diplomacy: How Erdoğan Uses Turkish Missions for Transnational Repression,” which reveals how...
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
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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
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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...