Jailed Turkish journalist keeps reporting while awaiting trial
Journalist Fatih Altaylı continues to deliver political news and commentary from prison through his YouTube program, reflecting the tightening constraints on press freedom and...
Poverty and inequality threaten children’s right to education in Turkey, association warns
Turkey’s deepening economic crisis is pushing children out of school, while structural problems in the education system threaten their right to education, the İstanbul-based...
Turkey indicts TV station owner in money-laundering case amid broader media crackdown
Turkish prosecutors have filed an indictment against the owner of Flash TV, a privately owned broadcaster long seen as critical of the government, in...
Turkish journalist Karabay acquitted of some charges but will remain in prison
A Turkish court on Thursday acquitted journalist Furkan Karabay of spreading disinformation and targeting public officials involved in counterterrorism efforts but convicted him of...
‘Defect or be jailed’: opposition mayors face new threat in Turkey
Turkish opposition leaders say the government has found a new way to silence dissent: pressuring its mayors and local officials to defect to the...
Women’s groups in Turkey demand probe into rise in suspicious deaths
Women’s rights groups in Turkey are calling for a thorough investigation into a surge in suspicious deaths of women, after four women were found...
European rights court rules against Turkey over passport cancellations of dismissed academics
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled Tuesday that Turkey violated the rights of two academics by canceling their passports under a state...
Pro-gov’t TV fires reporter who said on hot mic Turkey gained nothing from Erdoğan-Trump...
A Turkish pro-government broadcaster dismissed its Washington correspondent after a hot mic captured him saying that “Turkey gained nothing” from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s...
Football club fined for Kurdish-language jersey ad
A football club based in the predominantly Kurdish province of Diyarbakır has been fined for a Kurdish-language advertising slogan on its jerseys, according to...
Turkish court releases celebrity manager from jail in Gezi Park trial, orders house arrest
An İstanbul court on Wednesday ordered the release of well-known talent manager Ayşe Barım, who was jailed earlier this year on charges related to the 2013...
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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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