US VP Pence: Turkey would do well not to test Trump’s resolve on pastor...
US Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday tweeted that Turkey should not test US President Donald Trump’s resolve to see the return to the...
NYT: US considering further sanctions against Turkey including limits on THY
The Trump administration is considering a range of further sanctions against Turkey including limits on Turkish Airlines (THY), The New York Times reported on...
64-year-old man investigated in Netherlands for insulting Turkey’s Erdoğan
A prosecutor’s office in The Hague has launched an investigation into a Dutch citizen on accusations of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan due...
Turkish gov’t’s ultranationalist ally: Any Turk who applauds lira’s plunge should lose citizenship
Mustafa Destici, chairman of the Turkish government's ultranationalist ally the Grand Unity Party (BBP), has said people who are pleased with the Turkish lira’s...
Amnesty’s Kılıç released pending trial after monthly review of his imprisonment
The Amnesty International’s (AI) honorary chair in Turkey Taner Kılıç was released on Wednesday pending trial after a monthly review of his imprisonment by...
Turkish court rejects US pastor Brunson’s appeal for release for second time
A Turkish court in İzmir province has rejected an appeal for US pastor Andrew Brunson to be released from house arrest during his trial on...
US official warns of more actions against Turkey if pastor Brunson not freed
The United States is warning that more economic pressure may be in store for Turkey if it refuses to release jailed American pastor Andrew...
154 people trying to flee persecution in Turkey detained at border in 2 years
One hundred fifty-four people have been detained over alleged Gülen links while trying to flee Turkey by illegally crossing the Bulgarian or Greek borders...
Turkish court rules for continuation of journalist Gündem’s imprisonment over Gülen links
A Turkish court ruled on Tuesday for a continuation of the imprisonment of Turkish journalist Mehmet Gündem, who was arrested in November 2017 on...
European socialists vow solidarity with jailed Turkish deputy Berberoğlu
The Party of European Socialists (PES) has vowed solidarity with Enis Berberoğlu, an imprisoned deputy from Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) whose...
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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...
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Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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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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Turkey’s Transnational Repression: Abuse of asset freezing mechanisms under the pretext of prevention of...
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