VIDEO — EP President says democracy cannot exist without media freedom, expresses concern on...
Antonio Tajani, the president of the European Parliament, said genuine democracy cannot exist without a media freedom, expressing concerns on jailed journalists in Turkey.
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VIDEO — A Turkish national abducted in Malaysia by operatives linked to Turkey’s Erdoğan
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A Turkish national was abducted in Kuala Lumpur on a broad daylight by unknown operatives who are believed to be affiliated with Turkish government...
The police officer who thwarted coup plotters detained in sick bed
A 34-year old police officer who intervened into the advance of army tanks in Turkish capital and helped push putschist back on the day...
Turkey holds 235 journalists in prisons on eve of World Press Freedom Day
In the days leading up the World Press Freedom Day, Turkey stands out from the crowd by a distant margin by holding a record...
Turkey systematically and deliberately jails women as part of fear and intimidation campaign
Thousands of women, many with small children to take care of, were jailed in Turkey in an unprecedented crackdown and subjected to torture and...
Turkey bars entry of critics by adding their names next to ISIL suspects
Turkey has been arbitrarily refusing the entry for foreign nationals of Turkish origin who are deemed critical of the country's autocratic President Recep Tayyip...
PACE rejects Turkey’s ruling AKP’s proposal to use hoax term of ‘FETÖ’
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has rejected a proposal given by Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputies to...
ISIL suspects released in big numbers under Erdoğan’s rule
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Cells linked to Turkish networks of al-Qaeda and Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) have been mushrooming in İstanbul’s conservative Sultanbeyli...
COMMENTARY — United Nations Was Abused In Turkey’s Crackdown On NGOs
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Following the massive crackdown on civil society groups and non-governmental organizations that led to the arbitrary and summary closures of 1,325 foundations...
COMMENTARY — Turkey’s intel agency MİT helped Jihadists kidnap foreigners in Syria
By Abdullah Bozkurt
A Turkish al-Qaeda militant who had been involved in kidnapping for a ransom to raise revenue for the radical armed group was...
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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...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
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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.
In recent years...