Turkish gov’t removes restrictions from 155,350 passports
The Turkish Ministry of Internal Affairs has removed restrictions from 155,350 passports belonging primarily to spouses of people allegedly affiliated with the Gülen movement...
Turkish court moves US cleric Brunson from jail to house arrest
A Turkish court on Wednesday released from prison American pastor Andrew Brunson, who was jailed in October 2016 on espionage and terror charges, putting...
Turkish gov’t detains 22 people over alleged exam fraud
The Turkish government on Wednesday detained 22 people across Turkey for alleged involvement in police exam fraud and their suspected links to the Gülen...
Google’s Blogspot service mistakenly blocked in Turkey for one day
The İstanbul 10th Penal Court of Peace mistakenly banned access for one day to the Google-owned Blogspot blogging service on Tuesday due to an...
Turkey’s ruling AKP, its ally MHP reject proposals of probe into Suruç killings, Çorlu...
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its ally, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), have rejected proposals from opposition parties for a parliamentary...
Turkey’s public broadcaster TRT put under direct control of President Erdoğan
Turkey’s public broadcaster, the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), has been subordinated to the president’s office, according to a new presidential decree issued...
First chapter of post-OHAL anti-terror law approved by Turkish Parliament
The first chapter of a counterterrorism law proposed by the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government following the termination of a state of emergency,...
Turkish President Erdoğan phones Özil to praise his decision to quit German team
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan slammed the "racist" mistreatment of Turkish-German footballer Mesut Özil, saying he had spoken with him on the phone after...
US congressional negotiators agree to prohibit F-35 delivery to Turkey
The US Senate and House of Representatives have come together on a $716 billion defense spending report that would prohibit the transfer of F-35...
HDP deputy Şık attacked by deputies from Turkey’s ruling AKP during speech in Parliament
Ahmet Şık, a deputy from Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), was attacked by a group of ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputies...
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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...
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
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Hate speech and hate crimes against Syrian refugees in Turkey
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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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