CPT head Gnatovskyy says Ankara does not allow report on Turkey to be published
The Council of Europe’s anti-torture committee has stated that the Turkish authorities have not given permission for a report on Turkey to be published...
4 detained in İzmir for demonstrating in protest of YSK’s unstamped ballot decision
Turkish police have detained four people in the western province of İzmir who took part in demonstrations in protest of a decision by Turkey’s...
IHH files complaint against AKP ‘hitman’ over controversial remarks about Mavi Marmara
The Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief (İHH), which organized the Mavi Marmara flotilla to Gaza in 2010, has filed a...
A Diyarbakır court decides to release jailed HDP deputies Aydoğan and Beştaş
A court in southeastern Diyarbakır province on Friday ruled for the release of pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputies Nursel Aydoğan and Meral Danış...
9 women detained in Turkey over alleged ties to Gülen movement
Nine women have been detained as part of an operation targeting the alleged followers of the faith-based Gülen movement in an operation based in...
EU enlargement chief Hahn says time to reassess relationship with Turkey
Johannes Hahn, the European Union‘s (EU) commissioner for enlargement, said that he is seeking to reassess the EU‘s relationship with Turkey and hopes the...
CoE survey shows Turkey among countries where journalists assaulted most frequently
A survey published by the Council of Europe (CoE) on Thursday showed that Turkey is among the countries where physical assaults and physical threats...
Seven victims of Turkey’s post-coup purge reportedly abducted
Mysterious disappearances involving already-victimized opposition groups have become a common occurrence in Turkey in the aftermath of the July 15 coup attempt with at...
Dozens more detained in anti-Gülen witch hunt across Turkey
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for a total of 85 people across 23 provinces due to their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen...
Critical news portal editor detained due to stance on referendum
One of the editors at the critical news website sendika.org, Ali Ergin Demirhan, was detained on Thursday morning due to his stance on a...
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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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Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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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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