Turkey weaponised Interpol system to persecute critics, new study exposes
The Turkish government’s blatant abuse of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) to persecute, harass and intimidate critics and opponents is much worse than...
New research decodes how Turkey brands law abiding & peaceful people as terrorists
The authoritarian government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s open contempt for the rule of law has plunged Turkey into an abject lawlessness whereby innocent...
Interpol helped Harvard educated professor get tortured in Turkish prison
In yet another sign of the abuse of the Interpol system by Turkish government, Harvard-educated Turkish professor was extradited to Turkey to endure torture...
Erdoğan’s hatred fans anti-Christian campaign in Turkey, new study reveals
The hatred towards Christian minority groups in Turkey and xenophobic euphoria against Christians in general are being fueled in an unprecedented campaign led by...
Minister son-in-law of Turkey’s Erdoğan: I would strangle Gülen supporters wherever I see them
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Addressing university students being sent abroad on scholarships, autocratic President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s son-in-law and Energy and Natural Resources Minister Berat Albayrak...
More Turks report stress, depression and anxiety in Erdogan’s Turkey
The escalating crackdown on fundamental rights and freedoms in an increasingly repressive regime of Turkey under the autocratic leadership of president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
COMMENTARY — Erdoğan’s campaign for Turkey’s al-Qaeda: Case of Mullah Muhammed
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The mindset of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is not so different than that of al-Qaeda when it comes to defending distorted...
Turkey prosecutor drops probe into torture-led death under police custody
Public prosecutor in Turkey decided to drop investigation into a death of teacher who had been subjected to torture during a detention in police...
One year on, new research uncovers Turkey’s coup bid staged by Erdoğan himself
Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) has published an updated version of last week’s damning report on Turkey’s failed coup bid that confirmed long-held suspicions...
A new report in Sweden reveals Erdoğan orchestrated July 15 coup in Turkey
Last year’s failed coup attempt in Turkey is nothing but a false flag orchestrated by Turkey’s autocratic President Recep Tayip Erdoğan and his henchmen...
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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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