Peace academics in exile sued by Turkish gov’t over ‘propaganda of terror organization’
A lawsuit has been filed by the İstanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office against the 100 academics, who took refuge in Germany, over allegedly "propagandizing the...
Deputy chair of Turkey’s main opposition CHP: Erdoğan is a fascist dictator
Bülent Tezcan, deputy chairman and spokesperson of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), on Monday said Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was...
CHP: 12 journalists detained, 4 arrested, 11 imprisoned in Turkey in October
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy and former journalist Barış Yarkadaş said on Monday that 12 journalists have been detained, 4 arrested and...
Tearful Balıkesir Mayor Uğur resigns in the face of threats to his family
Ahmet Edip Uğur, the mayor of Balıkesir, on Monday resigned in tears under mounting pressure exerted by Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, saying...
Turkish page designer, artist Babür Boysal faces over 20-year jail over baseless complaint
A newspaper page designer and talented artist has been locked up behind bars for 391 days over trumped up terror charges because he was...
Turkish gov’t accelerates destruction in Hasankeyf and Tigris Basin
"Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive" and "Hasankeyf Matters" have stated that Turkish government's destruction of historic city of Hasankeyf and the environment of Tigris...
Turkish gov’t detains 759 people over alleged links to Gülen movement in past week
Turkish government has detained at least 759 people over the past week as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting the alleged...
EP’s Harms calls on EULEX to look into Turkish teacher case
Rebecca Harms, a member of the European Parliament, on Sunday called on the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) to look...
Turkish journalists march for jailed colleagues ahead of trial
Around 200 people marched in İstanbul on Saturday in solidarity with the many jailed journalists across Turkey, according to a report by Doğan news...
Trump’s former strategist Bannon: Turkey is more dangerous than Iran
Steve Bannon, the executive chairman of Breitbart and former chief strategist of the Trump administration, has said Turkey is the biggest danger for the...
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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
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today released its latest report “Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review,” which highlights the most important developments...
Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech in...
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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...
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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