ICU patients left to die in undamaged hospital in quake-stricken Hatay: report
Authorities at a hospital in the southern Turkish province of Hatay, which was hit by two major earthquakes last year, allegedly left some 20 patients...
Amnesty slammed for ignoring plight of Gülen movement members in new report
Amnesty International has been criticized for overlooking systematic violations against people associated with Gülen movement, a faith-based group outlawed by Ankara, in its 2024...
US human rights report on Turkey is prejudiced, inaccurate, says foreign ministry
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry has accused the US State Department of making unfounded, prejudiced and inaccurate accusations regarding the human rights situation in Turkey in...
Turkey again bans event to commemorate Armenian ‘genocide’ victims during WWI
The İstanbul Governor’s Office has again banned a commemoration ceremony scheduled for today in memory of the Armenians who were killed during a mass...
US lists widespread human rights violations in Turkey in annual report
An annual human rights report from the US State Department has exposed the human rights abuses frequently faced by a wide range of people in Turkey...
Erdoğan files complaints against father investigating daughter’s suspicious death
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has filed criminal complaints against the father of Rabia Naz Vatan, an 11-year-old girl who died under suspicious circumstances...
552 kids mark Children’s Day in Turkish prisons with their mothers
Turkey is celebrating National Sovereignty and Children’s Day with a total of 552 children under the age of six accompanying their mothers in prisons,...
European rights court faults Turkey over arrest of UN judge in post-coup crackdown
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has faulted Turkey over the pretrial detention and arrest of a UN judge with diplomatic immunity following...
16 people in 4 cities detained over alleged Gülen links
Turkish police on Monday detained 16 people in raids carried out across four cities, including Ankara, for alleged links to the Gülen movement, a...
Boy’s health worsens since his mother was arrested a year ago
The health of a 9-year-old autistic child has deteriorated significantly over the past year since both his parents are in prison over their alleged...
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The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge
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.
In recent years...