Yazidis condemn Turkish gov’t for destruction of ‘condolence house’ in Nusaybin
Turkish authorities' destruction of a condolence house built by Yazidis in Kaleli village in the Nusaybin district of Mardin province who were forced to...
Turkish court imposes travel ban on CHP deputy Erdem following indictment
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Eren Erdem, who was not included on his party’s nomination list for the June 24 general...
Turkish court sentences journalist Kazım Canlan to 7,5 years on “terror” charges
The Ankara 26th High Criminal Court on Monday handed down a seven year, six month sentence to journalist Kazım Canlan after he was convicted...
Turkish courts sentence 106 military personnel to aggravated life imprisonment over July 15 coup...
Turkish courts sentenced 106 military personnel on Monday to aggravated life imprisonment over their alleged involvement in a controversial coup attempt on July 15,...
Turkish gov’t detains 527 people for alleged links to Gülen movement over last week
The Turkish government has detained 527 people across Turkey over the past week (May 14-May 21) as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt...
Friends call for release of jailed Turkish businessman-activist Osman Kavala
Friends of prominent activist and businessman Osman Kavala have called for his release from jail in a joint statement, seven months after he was...
‘I am here despite assassination threats,’ Erdoğan claims in visit to Bosnia
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday said that information about possible assassination threats against him during his visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina would not deter...
Turkish gov’t detains 12 people as they try to flee from persecution to Greece
Turkish security forces detained 12 people, including a former district governor, five children and three women, on Sunday in the Kuşadası district of Aydın...
Turkish prison administration restricts HDP candidate Demirtaş’s access to newspapers
The administration of Edirne Prison initially refused to give jailed politician and Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş a newspaper in which...
Pro-gov’t columnist: Erdoğan wouldn’t hold an election he would lose
Murat Akan, a columnist for the pro-government Diriliş Postası daily, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will not allow an election to be held...
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Kurdish political movement under crackdown in Turkey: The case of the HDP
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- New report highlights crackdown on Kurdish political movement in Turkey
The Kurdish political movement has come under intense pressure from the current government...
Erdoğan’s Long Arm: The Case Of Norway
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- Erdoğan’s long arm reaches to Norway, targeting critics of Turkish government
Turkey has escalated its witch hunt persecution on critics to Norway using...
Turkey Cracks Down On Health Care Professionals
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- New research shows Turkey’s purge destroyed lives of 21,000 health care workers
More than 21,000 health care professionals including doctors, nurses, medical professors,...
Tortured to Death: Holding Gökhan Açıkkollu’s Killers To Account
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- A new report uncovers a murder of detained teacher in Turkey due to torture
Deaths in detentions and prisons due to torture, abuse...
Abuse Of The Interpol System By Turkey
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- Turkey weaponised Interpol system to persecute critics, new study exposes
The Turkish government’s blatant abuse of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) to...
Erdoğan’s Rule by Royal Decree: Turkey’s Contempt for The Rule of Law
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- New research decodes how Turkey brands law abiding & peaceful people as terrorists
The authoritarian government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s open contempt...
Hate Speech Against Christians in Erdoğan’s Turkey
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- Erdoğan’s hatred fans anti-Christian campaign in Turkey, new study reveals
The hatred towards Christian minority groups in Turkey and xenophobic euphoria against Christians...
More Turks Report Anxiety, Stress and depression Under Erdogan’s Rule
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- More Turks report stress, depression and anxiety in Erdogan’s Turkey
The escalating crackdown on fundamental rights and freedoms in an increasingly repressive regime...
15 July Erdogan’s Coup
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- One year on, new research uncovers Turkey’s coup bid staged by Erdoğan himself
Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) has published an updated version...