DEM Party lawmaker decries human toll of recent crackdown on Gülen movement
The human cost of a recent government crackdown on the Gülen movement was criticized during a parliamentary speech by Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a deputy from the...
Former teacher diagnosed with cancer amid Turkey’s post-coup purge dies without justice
A former teacher who was diagnosed with cancer shortly after being dismissed from her job by a government decree following a coup attempt in...
Journalist reporting from northern Syria gets suspended sentence on terrorism charges
A former reporter from Turkey’s Dicle news agency (DİHA) has been handed down a suspended three-year sentence on conviction of terrorism due to his...
Cases of Turkish journalists before ECtHR drag on as they languish in jail: report
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has yet to deliver verdicts on the cases of dozens of journalists from Turkey, many of whom...
Prison parole boards are acting like ‘parallel courthouses,’ journalist says
Ferhat Çiftçi, a Kurdish journalist who was recently released from prison, said prison monitoring boards in Turkey act like “parallel courthouses” when deciding on...
EUA report reveals Turkish universities to be least autonomous in Europe
The European University Association (EUA) has published a report that finds Turkish universities to be the least autonomous among institutions of higher learning in...
Turkish journalist placed under travel ban after covering alleged judicial irregularity
Turkish authorities imposed a travel ban as part of judicial supervision measures on journalist Seyhan Avşar after she reported on allegations that implicate Deputy...
Turkish commentators avoid saying Enes Kanter’s name during Eastern Conference finals for fear of...
In the latest example of self-censorship in Turkey, commentators on Turkish TV channel S Sports, the official broadcaster of the NBA games in the...
More than 800 Boğaziçi protestors subjected to ill-treatment by police: report
At least 800 people demonstrating against the appointment of a pro-government rector to İstanbul’s prestigious Boğaziçi University were subjected to ill-treatment by police officers...
Turkey arrests 78-year-old disabled Kurdish villager on terrorism charges
A court in Turkey has ruled for the arrest of Emin Soyal, a 78-year-old man with documented disabilities and health issues who was detained...
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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
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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.
In recent years...