Syriacs in Turkey considering returning to Europe
Syriacs living in southeastern Turkey are considering moving back to Europe after their assets, including churches were seized by the Treasury, the Gazete Karınca...
Detention warrants issued for 300 teachers in a month in Turkey’s capital of Ankara
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued detention warrants in the past month for 300 teachers who worked in schools owned by people...
Turkey is a mafia state, now more than ever, report funded by US and...
“Turkey has become known as a mafia state and the evidence suggests that this is the case, now more than ever,” according to the...
Millions of vulnerable refugees in Turkey-Syria quake zone
A devastating earthquake in the vicinity of the Turkish-Syrian border struck an area that is home to millions of refugees already battling desperate circumstances.
The...
Turkish gov’t detains 85 active duty military members over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained 85 active duty military personnel on Friday in 16 provinces in an Ankara-based investigation, part of its massive post-coup witch...
CHP İstanbul chair faces imprisonment for ‘insulting’ Erdoğan’s communications chief
The Ankara Public Prosecutor’s Office has submitted an indictment requesting between one year, two months and two years, four months’ imprisonment for Republican People’s...
Angry nationalist mob threatens to vandalize grave of late Grup Yorum musician
An angry mob of Turkish nationalists late on Sunday arrived at the grave of İbrahim Gökçek, a member of the Grup Yorum band who...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 79 more teachers on Teachers Day
As Turkey celebrates the Teachers Day, the Ankara Chief Prosecutor’s Office on Friday issued detention warrants for a total of 79 teachers due to...
Family of ailing philanthropist calls on authorities to release the 82-year-old old man
The family of 82-year-old businessman and philanthropist Yusuf Bekmezci have called on authorities to release the ailing man, saying he is currently in intensive...
Abducted teacher says he does not have access to proper healthcare in prison
Zabit Kişi, a former teacher who was abducted from Kazakhstan by Turkish intelligence agency MİT, said in a letter to Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP)...
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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
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) has released its latest report, “Hate speech and hate crimes against Syrian refugees in Turkey,” a study that...
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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Turkey’s Transnational Repression: Abuse of asset freezing mechanisms under the pretext of prevention of...
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This report focuses on how the Turkish government’s decisions to freeze assets based on the pretext of preventing the financing of terrorism have...
Rule of Law(lessness) in Erdoğan’s Turkey
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This report focuses on how the criminal prosecutions and trials conducted on charges of terrorism since a coup attempt in Turkey in 2016...
Human rights in Turkey: 2021 in review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2021. Increasing pressure on the...
Turkey’s Transnational Repression: Abduction, Rendition and Forcible Return of Erdoğan Critics
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This report focuses on how the Turkish government under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has used extrajudicial and illegal methods for the forcible transfer...