Turkish villagers suspect ‘theft’ after 300-year-old bridge disappears
A 300-year-old stone bridge on a creek located in Turkey’s northeastern province of Gümüşhane was noticed to have vanished on Friday by villagers who...
Turkey opens Spotify probe after ‘provocative playlist’ complaint
Turkey’s competition authority has opened an investigation into Spotify over alleged anti-competitive practices, while a deputy culture minister has called for legal action against...
Migrants killed in Evros wildfires victims of ‘two great injustices of our times’: Amnesty...
The death of 19 people believed to have been migrants and refugees in fires in northeastern Greece are victims of two great injustices of...
14,530 people in Turkey died by suicide in last 5 years: Health Ministry
An opposition politician has revealed that 14,530 people in Turkey took their own lives between 2015 and 2020, citing data from the Ministry of...
Turkish prosecutor to present testimony of new secret witness in Brunson trial on Friday
The testimony of two new secret witnesses will be presented by the prosecutor to a Turkish court during American pastor Andrew Brunson’s hearing scheduled...
[INTERVIEW] Governments’ use of digital technologies to threaten dissidents abroad creates climate of fear, oppression...
Dr. Marcus Michaelsen, senior researcher at the University of Toronto-based Citizen Lab, said in an interview with the Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) that understanding...
Kurdish farmer in southeast Turkey alleges mistreatment in detention
A Kurdish farmer in southeast Turkey’s Mus province on Monday was allegedly severely beaten by soldiers in a detention center.
The incident was reported by...
Turkey working with UN refugee agency over returning Syrian refugees: report
Turkey is working with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to repatriate Syrian refugees to Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Sunday, The...
Barcelona’s Turkish player indicted for sexual harassment, possessing unregistered gun
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Monday indicted Barcelona football star Arda Turan on charges of sexual harassment and possessing an unregistered firearm,...
Anti-government religious foundation’s Ankara offices sealed over alleged illegal activities
Turkish authorities have sealed the Ankara headquarters and three local offices of the anti-government Furkan Foundation, a religious group, over allegations of operating unauthorized...
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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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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
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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.
In recent years...