Interior Ministry: 1,015 detained over alleged Gülen links in one week
A total of 1,015 people were detained in operations targeting the faith-based Gülen movement over the past week, according to a statement from Turkey’s...
Turkish government bans May Day celebrations in İstanbul’s Taksim Square
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has rejected a request from Confederation of Revolutionary Workers’ Unions (DİSK) Chairman Kani Beko to hold May Day celebrations...
ISIL suspects released in big numbers under Erdoğan’s rule
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Cells linked to Turkish networks of al-Qaeda and Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) have been mushrooming in İstanbul’s conservative Sultanbeyli...
Turkey releases jailed Italian journalist Del Grande
A Turkish court has released Gabriele del Grande, an Italian journalist working for the ANSA news agency, who was detained during a security check...
520 children of imprisoned mothers grow up in Turkey’s jails
As Turkey celebrated the 97th anniversary of the foundation of the Turkish Parliament, National Sovereignty and Children’s Day on April 23, at least 520...
Erdoğan guard threatens woman with rape on social media
Fatih Menteş, a police security guard of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has threatened to rape a woman, calling her a “son of...
Peace activist, conscientious objector Yaylalı arrested in Şırnak
Peace activist and conscientious objector Yannis Vasilis Yaylalı, who settled in Roboski village to stand with families after 2011's massacre, was arrested and jailed in...
At least 18 Germans detained in Turkey since failed coup attempt
At least 18 German nationals have been detained in Turkey since a failed coup last summer, and some of them still remain behind bars,...
10 arrested for ‘insulting’ President Erdoğan during referendum protest and on social media
Seven people were arrested for insulting Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during protests held in İzmir in the aftermath of an April 16...
53 people detained, 22 arrested in Turkey’s post-coup witch hunt on Saturday
Fifty-three people were detained in the western province of İzmir on Saturday while 22 others were placed in pre-trial detention as part of an...
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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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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.
In recent years...