Indictment levels terror charges at Turkish journalist who investigated coup attempt
An indictment drafted by an İstanbul prosecutor for Ece Sevim Öztürk, an investigative journalist who has been behind bars since June, accuses the journalist...
9 people trying to flee persecution in Turkey detained at Greek border
Turkish security forces on Wednesday detained nine people in Edirne province near the Greek border over their alleged membership in the Gülen movement as they...
Applications for US Green Cards increase by 65 pct in Turkey since 2016
The number of Turks who want to immigrate to the United States under the Green Card system, which allows immigrants to permanently live and...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 34 gendarmerie officers, civilians over alleged Gülen links
Turkish government on Wednesday issued detention warrants for 34 gendarmerie officers and civilians allegedly linked with them as part of an investigation into the...
Jailed Turkish journalist Erdal says her biggest need is for justice and freedom
Hanım Büşra Erdal, one of the dozens of journalists who were arrested because they used to work for Turkish media outlets affiliated with the...
COMMENTARY — Case of airbase commander tells the tale of Erdoğan’s Turkey
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The unlawful arrest and wrongful prosecution of an important airbase commander in Turkey’s northwestern city of Bandırma is one of many pieces...
Turkish court rules for continued imprisonment of Kurdish politician Demirtaş
The Ankara 19th High Criminal Court on Tuesday ruled for a continuation of the imprisonment of Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, who has been in...
Pro-Kurdish HPD delegation’s access to forest fire area in Tunceli prevented by Turkish gov’t
Turkish soldiers barred access to a forest fire area to a delegation of deputies from Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) that had arrived...
Turkey’s Erdoğan, ultranationalist ally agree to bring back death penalty
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his ultranationalist ally Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), have agreed to a proposal that...
Trump says delivered ‘just about everything’ to evangelicals — except pastor Brunson
US President Donald Trump hosted a dinner of evangelical leaders at the White House Monday night and told them he has delivered “just about...
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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
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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...