Turkey’s pro-Erdoğan daily lists Pope and Trump as terrorists in its front page
Turkey's pro-government Yenisöz daily has placed US President Donald Trump, Pope Francis and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on a list of wanted...
Turkey’s autocratic President Erdoğan says 176 of 177 journalists in jail on terrorism charges
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said 176 of 177 journalists in prison in Turkey are there due to their ties to terrorist...
‘Call for Transparency’ campaign launched for court proceedings of Turkey’s controversial coup bid
A "Call for Transparency" campaign has been kicked off by a group of intelectuals in change.org for the court proceedings of the controversial coup attempt...
Turkey’s Erdoğan threatens main opposition CHP leader Kılıçdaroğlu with arrest
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has threatened main opposition Republican People's Party's (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu with possible arrest by saying on Saturday that...
TRT World’s two reporters detained during Turkish FM’s visit to Saudi Arabia
Two reporters working for state-broadcaster TRT World were briefly detained in Saudi Arabia during Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu’s visit to the country, reported by...
Amnesty expresses concern over increasing arbitrary pre-trial detention, torture in Turkey in UN Human...
Amnesty International (AI) has stated that the human rights organization is alarmed by the increasing use of arbitrary pre-trial detention, often in cases where there...
Turkey bans access to 18 web pages, including sites revealing facts about failed coup
A Turkish court has banned access to 18 web pages, including Twitter accounts, news websites and blogs that reveal facts about a failed coup...
IFJ- EFJ call for urgent medical care for jailed Turkish journalist Çetinkaya
The European and International Federations of Journalists (EFJ-IFJ) has called on Turkish authorities to provide urgent medical care to Turkish journalist Tuncer Çetinkaya who...
US says not to tolerate individuals using intimidation to stifle freedom of speech
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said there will be no tolerance for those using intimidation and violence to suppress freedom of expression...
EP’s Piri: Imprisonment of Berberoğlu is a new low point in Turkey
Kati Piri, the European Parliament’s rapporteur for Turkey, on Thursday said the sentencing and imprisonment of main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) İstanbul deputy...
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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
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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Turkey’s Transnational Repression: Abuse of asset freezing mechanisms under the pretext of prevention of...
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This report focuses on how the Turkish government’s decisions to freeze assets based on the pretext of preventing the financing of terrorism have...