305 minors appeared in court on Erdoğan insult charges in 2021: opposition deputy
A total of 9,168 criminal cases were opened against people in Turkey on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan last year, with 305...
Turkish gov’t jails Ağbayır as first female conscientious objector in Turkey
Turkish government under the rule of autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has jailed Zeynep Duygu Ağbayır as the first female conscientious objector in Turkey...
Turkey’s bounty offer to hunt down Erdoğan critics entices informant network abroad
A bounty offered by the Turkish government for information on critics and opponents of authoritarian President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has enticed an array of...
Turkish journalist jailed for a fifth time
Turkish journalist Barış Pehlivan, who was ordered to return to prison by text message this month, was jailed on Tuesday for the fifth time...
CHP criticizes Turkish Education Ministry deal with foundation known for pedophilia case
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Deputy Chairwoman and Bursa deputy Lale Karabıyık has criticized an agreement between the Education Ministry and the...
Women, girls cannot access essential services, vital items in quake-hit Turkish provinces: UN Women
UN Women said in an assessment report that Turkish women and girls have faced particular challenges in term of access to essential services and...
Turkish gov’t launches probe into pro-Kurdish HDP’s newly-elected co-chair
A Turkish prosecutor launched a terrorism investigation into the newly-elceted co-chair of the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) on Monday, just a day after...
2 German journalists leave Turkey after press credentials not renewed
Thomas Seibert, a reporter for the Berlin-based Tagesspiegel daily, and Jörg Brase, a correspondent for German public broadcaster ZDF, flew to Germany on Sunday after...
Turkey’s communications agency takes propaganda war to next stage with truck offering ‘UAV flight...
A truck transformed into a digital and technology platform by the Communications Directorate of the Turkish Presidency offers a flight experience with an unmanned...
Turkish prosecutors level new terrorism-related charges against jailed Diyarbakır mayor
Ankara prosecutors have drafted an indictment for Selçuk Mızraklı, the former mayor of the predominantly Kurdish city of Diyarbakır, for allegedly disseminating terrorist propaganda,...
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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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Rule of Law(lessness) in Erdoğan’s Turkey
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Human rights in Turkey: 2021 in review
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Turkey’s Transnational Repression: Abduction, Rendition and Forcible Return of Erdoğan Critics
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