Erdoğan reiterates Turkey will review ties with EU following referendum in April
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has reiterated on Thursday that Turkey will review its ties with the European Union (EU), including a deal...
‘Dictator Erdoğan’ says “I will call Europe fascist as long as they call me...
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has been frequently defined as "dictator" by many political observers, has said he would call the European countries...
Erdoğan’s fury against the Netherlands stems from his frustration over ‘historic rally’
Finally, the reason for Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's unending fury against the Netherlands has been understood. According to a report in a...
Turkey’s state-run TRT parts ways with Euronews
The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) has ended its partnership with European news channel Euronews, which broadcasts in 10 languages including Turkish, according...
European Parliament not to send observers to April 16 referendum in Turkey
The European Parliament said on Thursday that it will not send a delegation to observe an April 16 constitutional referendum in Turkey.
A press release...
Bulgarian president blasts Erdoğan, saying won’t accept lessons in democracy from Turkey
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev slammed remarks made by Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who criticized the Bulgarian government for “putting pressure” on expatriate...
AKP deputy chairman says he was deported from Germany
Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Deputy Chairman Mehdi Eker said on Thursday during a televised program that he was deported by German police from...
Dismissed academics once again beaten, detained by police after protest
Two Turkish academics who were dismissed from their positions as part of a government purge following a failed coup on July 15 were beaten...
Killing of music student Kurkut by police during Nevruz celebrations in Diyarbakır draws ire
The killing of a half-naked young man by the police allegedly “on suspicion of a suicide bomber” during Nevruz celebrations in Diyarbakır on Monday...
Refugee Turkish diplomat in Norway to take his case to ECtHR
A Turkish diplomat who sought refuge in Norway after he was accused of involvement in a failed coup attempt in Turkey last July has...
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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's Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft,” a...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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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: Violation of the principle of legality and no...
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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...