Listening to Kurdish music cited as terror crime in an indictment in Turkey
An indictment, which has been prepared after six months against 9 Kurdish politicians and activists, who were arrested in Van province in May 2017, listed listening...
Nigeria says asked by Turkish gov’t to extradite over 1,000 people over alleged links...
Turkey seeks extradition of 1,000 people in Nigeria as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting the alleged members of the Gülen movement,...
Report: Warrant to be issued for yet another US Consulate employee in Turkey
A detention warrant is to be issued for yet another employee of the US Consulate General in İstanbul, Washington-based reporter İlhan Tanır claimed on...
Journalist Erdal Şen and his wife behind bars due to Turkey’s collective punishment
In an example of guilt by association and blood, a veteran Turkish journalist and his wife have been languishing behind bars for 440 days...
Turkish prosecutors launch Gülen probe over Galatasaray fans’ Rocky poster
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation on Tuesday after fans of Galatasaray football team unfurled a giant poster ahead of a derby on Sunday...
7-year-old Felek Batur killed by armoured vehicle in Turkey’s Siirt province
Seven-year-old Felek Batur, who was hit by an armored vehicle used by Turkish security forces on patrol in Turkey’s southeastern province of Siirt, has...
PPJ report exposes human rights violations and inadequacy of Turkish prisons
A comprehensive report, released last week by Platform for Peace & Justice (PPJ) on the prison conditions in Turkey under the state of emergency...
Art show attacked by Turkists/Islamists in İstanbul, film protested in Antalya
A group of Turkists/Islamists who have been political ally of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attacked an art exhibition at İstanbul’s Abdülmecid Efendi...
Bursa mayor Altepe resigns, Ankara mayor Gökçek says to resign under Erdoğan pressure
Recep Altepe, the mayor of the northwestern province of Bursa from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), announced his resignation on Monday. According to a...
Germany: Turkish gov’t has demanded extradition of 81 people since coup attempt
The Turkish government has demanded the extradition of 81 people since a failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016, Deutsche Welle reported on Monday.
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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.
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