Cumhuriyet journalists’ lawyers appeal upcoming jail terms
The lawyers of eight former employees of the Cumhuriyet daily have appealed to an Istanbul court for the suspension of the execution of their...
Main opposition CHP asks for parliamentary investigation into attack on party leader
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has submitted a request to the parliamentary Research Commission concerning an attack on party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu...
Prosecutor demands lengthy prison sentences for Sözcü journalists, owner
A Turkish prosecutor on Thursday demanded lengthy prison sentences for columnists, reporters and media workers from the Sözcü daily on charges of supporting a...
Turkey remains 157th out of 180 countries in world press freedom index
Turkey’s ranking in Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) 2018 World Press Freedom Index, released on Thursday, remained at 157th out of 180 countries as the...
European court rules Turkey violated top judge’s right to liberty
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday ruled that Turkey had violated the rights to liberty and security of Alparslan Altan, a...
US includes Turkey among countries flagged for high risk of kidnapping
The US State Department has added a new indicator to its travel advisories to flag the high risk of kidnapping in 35 countries around...
300 purge victim judges, prosecutors barred from obtaining law licenses: report
Three hundred judges and prosecutors who were dismissed by the Turkish government but also acquitted or cleared of charges of membership in terrorist organizations...
Purge victims denied mandate by Turkey’s Supreme Election Board
Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) has announced that candidates who were elected as mayors during local polls held on March 31 will not be...
Jailed woman forced to go through labor for two days in handcuffs
A pregnant woman who was jailed due to her links to a radical, leftist organization in Turkey was forced to go through labor for...
Turkey has arbitrarily jailed hundreds of lawyers since 2016 coup: report
Turkey has been arbitrarily jailing hundreds of lawyers and putting them on trial in the aftermath of the country’s failed military coup in July...
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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
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today released its latest report “Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review,” which highlights the most important developments...
Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech in...
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Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today released its latest report, “Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft,” a...
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...