Turkish police accused of detaining, beating 4 men in road rage incident
Four young men in Hakkari province have accused police officers of strip-searching and beating them following a road rage incident with plainclothes officers, the...
Turkey detains 24 more over alleged Gülen links
Turkish police detained 24 individuals on Tuesday over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement in a series of coordinated house raids in seven...
Turkey’s top court upholds rule banning doctors who served prison time on political charges...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court (AYM) has ruled to uphold a regulation that bans doctors and veterinarians who have served jail time for “offenses against the...
Turkey marks Human Rights Day with 21 journalists behind bars
Turkey is celebrating Human Rights Day this year in an environment where 21 journalists are behind bars, reflecting concerns over the growing use of...
Activists arrested for protesting Erdoğan’s Israel trade file complaints alleging ill-treatment
Nine pro-Palestinian activists, recently held in pretrial detention for several days for protesting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over Turkey’s alleged ongoing trade with Israel,...
Turkey’s top judicial board is under ‘complete’ executive control: Venice Commission
The Venice Commission, the Council of Europe’s advisory body on constitutional matters, stated in a recent report that the powers of the president and...
Turkey recorded 709 prison deaths in 2024
Turkey recorded 709 deaths in prison in the first 11 months of 2024, according to data from the Ministry of Justice shared in response...
Turkish journalist forced into exile amid escalating death threats
İbrahim Haskoloğlu, a 28-year-old Turkish journalist known for his independent reporting, has announced his decision to leave Turkey indefinitely due to mounting death threats.
Haskoloğlu...
Turkey snubs UN special rapporteurs probing widespread human rights violations against Gülen movement
The Turkish government has refused to respond to allegations of systematic repression against individuals allegedly affiliated with the Gülen movement made by United Nations...
Turkish court rejects former general’s allegations of torture despite public evidence
A Turkish court has dismissed allegations of torture and abuse filed by former Air Force Commander Akın Öztürk, who is serving a life sentence...
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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...