Dismissed civil servant found ineligible for tax break by Turkish authorities
A dismissed civil servant was deemed by Turkey’s Ministry of Treasury and Finance ineligible to benefit from a real estate tax break granted to...
Turkish judge suspended, faces investigation over support for left-wing Grup Yorum member
Turkey’s Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has suspended Judge Ayşe Sarısu Pehlivan and launched investigation into her over her social media posts in...
Turkey removes 4 more Kurdish mayors, totaling 44 since local elections
Turkey’s interior ministry on Friday removed four mayors from the Kurdish opposition party, Turkish media reported, bringing the total number of suspended Kurdish mayors...
Members of the US Congress urge release of political prisoners in Turkey
In a letter addressed to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, members of the US Congress urged the US government to engage with the...
Purged police officers continue to suffer in Turkey even after reinstatement
Police officers who were unlawfully dismissed from their government jobs but later reinstated by a government commission have been barred from returning to their...
Turkey launches investigation into judge for tweet supporting late Grup Yorum member
Turkey’s Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has launched an administrative investigation into a judge who implied criticism of the prosecution of a leftist...
Europan Parliament Turkey rapporteur warns political prisoners remain at risk in Turkish jails
European Parliament Rapporteur on Turkey Nacho Sánchez Amor called on Turkey to stop discriminating against political prisoners amid an increasing number of coronavirus cases...
Pro-Erdoğan propagandist threatens Turkish president’s critics with bloodshed
Journalist Fatih Tezcan, a pro-Erdoğan propagandist and preacher of hatred, earlier this week threatened opponents of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with murder.
“Are you...
Turkish daily Evrensel chief editor called to testify over Zarakolu column
Fatih Polat, editor-in-chief of the Evrensel newspaper, has said he was summoned to testify with respect to a column written by journalist Ragıp Zarakolu...
European rights court rejects Turkey’s appeal of Kavala verdict
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has rejected an appeal from the Turkish government of a ruling on jailed businessman Osman Kavala in...
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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.
In recent years...