Greece sees rise in migrants and refugees entering from Turkey
The number of migrants and refugees entering Greece from Turkey is increasing, according to data released on Friday by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
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Turkish police believe Saudi journalist was killed at consulate
Turkish authorities believe that prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who disappeared four days ago after entering Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, was killed inside...
Soaring inflation leads to dismissal of Turkish Statistics Institute’s deputy director
The deputy director of the Turkish Statistics Institute (TurkState) was dismissed from his job on Wednesday, the same day the institute announced that Turkey’s inflation in...
Turkish police once again stop ‘Saturday Mothers’ protest for disappeared people
Turkish riot police on Saturday stopped a group known as the Saturday Mothers, who have gathered every week since the 1980s to silently protest...
Turkish gov’t cancels licenses of 20,000 teachers due to alleged Gülen links
Turkey’s Education Ministry has canceled the teaching licenses of 19,962 teachers and closed down the private schools they used to work for due to...
Turkish court arrests prominent lawyer Kavili over his defense for client
Prominent Turkish lawyer Ömer Kavili, who was detained after his discussion with a judge in a case where the members of Grup Yorum music...
Turkish gov’t detains 88 people over alleged links to PKK/KCK
The Turkish Interior Ministry on Friday announced that 88 people have been detained in operations allegedly targeting the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and...
Social media post condemning anti-Erdoğan Belgian-Turkish candidate sparks debate
As local Belgian elections approach, the post of a Facebook page titled “AK Parti Belçika” (Justice and Development Party Belgium) calling on Turks...
Turkey’s Diyanet dismisses imam for giving rock concerts
Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) on Friday dismissed an imam who started a rock band and gave concerts in the country and abroad,...
Turkish prosecutor demands revocation of immunity of 15 opposition deputies
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has demanded the revocation of the immunity from prosecution of 15 deputies from opposition parties on accusations of...
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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.
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