Int’l rights groups call on EU to do more for media freedom, human rights...
Prominent press organizations and rights groups have in a joint letter called on the European Commission and the new European Parliament to strengthen their commitment to...
Lawyer for jailed businessman Kavala again seeks retrial after several rejections
After the Turkish Justice Ministry rejected jailed businessman Osman Kavala’s fourth request for a retrial last week, one of his lawyers once again petitioned the ministry...
Turkish authorities launch terror investigation into 16-year-old girl
A 16-year-old girl identified only by the initials M.A. who was detained on May 7 together with 13 other minors in connection with an...
ECtHR notifies Turkey of 3rd batch of 1,000 applications over Gülen movement convictions after...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Monday notified Ankara of 1,000 applications in its docket for convictions of Gülen movement membership over...
Turkey’s top court finds academic’s right to freedom of expression was violated
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has found rights violations in the case of Mahiye Sevin Bayraktar, a lecturer at Ankara University who faced disciplinary action for...
Another top candidate for judge who ranked second in nationwide exam eliminated in interview
Gökhan Kuşcuoğlu, a deputy provincial migration expert in Van, was eliminated in the interview stage for the position of judge despite ranking second nationally...
Overcrowding and inhumane conditions in Turkish prisons, says TIHEK report
A recent visit by the Turkish Human Rights and Equality Institution (TİHEK) to Maltepe L-Type Prison has revealed severe overcrowding and poor living conditions,...
515 journalists prosecuted in Turkey in past 6 months: report
A total of 515 journalists faced prosecution in Turkey in the first six months of 2024, with 36 of them receiving prison sentences or...
RSF calls on Turkey to reinstate Açık Radyo’s broadcasting license
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on Turkish judicial authorities to overturn a decision by country’s broadcasting and streaming regulator to rescind independent radio station Açık...
78-year-old ailing Kurdish villager dies after brief imprisonment
Emin Soyal, a 78-year-old Kurdish man who was briefly imprisoned on terrorism-related charges in late 2023, has died while receiving treatment at a hospital,...
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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.
In recent years...