Erdoğanist daily claims Turkey would conquer Europe in 3 days
Erdoğanist Turkish daily Yeni Söz’s headline on Tuesday claimed that Turkey would conquer Europe in three days if a campaign were to be launched...
AKP deputy calls on Turkey’s religious officials to declare Gülen followers apostates
Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) İstanbul deputy Metin Külünk has said Turkey’s top religious officials should declare supporters of the Gülen movement apostates,...
Turkish gov’t appointed municipal trustee builds toilets over Armenian cemetery
A government-appointed trustee of Van’s Edremit Municipality has built toilets in an Armenian cemetery and a historical mound on a public beach, the t24...
Pro-Erdoğan daily to Trump envoy: Shameless blackmailer
The pro-government Yeni Şafak daily has called Brett McGurk, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL “a shameless...
Turkish soldiers beat Syrian refugees, video shows
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A video released on social media shows Turkish soldiers beating a group of young Syrian refugees who were caught trying to enter Turkey.
The Turkish...
Radical Islamist man attacks Atatürk statue with sickle in Turkey
Mehmet Malbora on Sunday attacked a statue of Atatürk in the Siverek district of Şanlıurfa province, saying it represented idolatry, Hurriyet reported.
According to the...
Turkish security guards do not allow women in shorts in İstanbul park
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On the same day that hundreds of women marched in İstanbul to protest violence and animosity due to their clothing, private security guards made...
Association president proposes not renting houses to Gülen-linked people in Turkey
Konya Chamber of Real Estate Agents President Sedat Altınay said on Wednesday that real estate agents should have a system to prevent people with...
Erdoğanist media goes on Germany-bashing despite of sharp twist by Erdoğan gov’t
Despite of the radical twist in the Turkish government's approach towards Germany under the rule of autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, pro-Erdoğan media has...
German President Steinmeier supports Berlin’s tough talk on Turkey’s Erdoğan
As a war of words between Berlin and Ankara continues over the arrest of German human rights consultant and activist Peter Steudtner in İstanbul,...
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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...
STOCKHOLM—The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today published its latest report, “Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech...
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...