Turkish cartoonist faces prison over satirical COVID-19 cartoon
Turkish cartoonist Zehra Ömeroğlu has been on trial for four years on charges of “obscenity” over a cartoon she drew in November 2020 about...
Armenian Bar Association files Global Magnitsky Sanctions complaint in the US against Erdoğan-linked military...
The Armenian Bar Association has filed a complaint under the Global Magnitsky Sanctions program against SADAT International Defense Consultancy, a military contractor linked to...
Journalist detained in Turkey over social media post
Journalist Ahmet Erkan Yiğitsözlü was arbitrarily detained last Thursday, prompting criticism from human rights advocates, the Bold Medya news website reported.
Yiğitsözlü is currently standing...
Critically ill inmate released 2 months after recommendation for immediate suspension of sentence
An inmate suffering from cancer was belatedly released from prison despite a recommendation from Turkey’s Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) to immediately suspend his...
ECtHR rejects Turkey’s appeal over post-coup detention of journalist
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday rejected Turkey’s appeal against its ruling in favor of a Turkish journalist over her pretrial...
Grand Unity Party deputy targets MP over criticism of police
Kaan Şengil, a deputy from the right-wing Grand Unity Party (BBP), publicly targeted Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) lawmaker Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu...
Top court drops case into killing of 10 inmates in SE Turkey due to...
Turkey’s top appeals court has upheld lower courts’ rulings concerning the statute of limitations in a trial dealing with the brutal killing of 10...
Killing of 15-year-old Syrian by masked men in Turkey leads to allegations of racism
A 15-year-old Syrian was shot dead by masked gunmen in İstanbul on Saturday, leading to allegations of a racially motivated attack, the Turkish Minute...
ECtHR faults Turkey for detaining 23 judges and prosecutors after failed coup
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkey had violated the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) by detaining 23...
Judge removes MP from courtroom over criticism of trial of minors accused of terrorism
A judge overseeing the trial of 14 high school girls and 27 others at an İstanbul courthouse expelled a lawmaker on Tuesday after the...
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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...
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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...