HRW says crackdown on Kurdish politicians interferes with rights of voters
Human Rights Watch (HRW), a US-based international nongovernmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights, said an ongoing crackdown on democratically elected...
IHD, Saturday Mothers call for effective investigation into disappearance of former bureaucrat
The Human Rights Association (İHD) asked Turkish authorities to urgently find Hüseyin Galip Küçüközyiğit, a former bureaucrat who has been missing since December 29,...
Case of jailed journalist Şirin Kabakçı – A prototype of persecution in Erdoğan’s Turkey
Şirin Kabakçı (53), who used to be the provincial bureau chief in Konya for the Zaman newspaper, Turkey’s most highly circulated newspaper before the...
Turkey did not obtain Khashoggi recording through surveillance: minister
Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on Monday said that Turkey did not obtain an audio recording related to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at...
Experts say appeals judges have nullified Turkish constitution by overruling top court
The recent refusal of Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals to comply with the ruling of the Constitutional Court (AYM) is tantamount to nullifying the...
Turkey persecutes 20 lawyers between 2 and 11 years of prison sentences over alleged...
Turkish government persecuted 20 lawyers, who have been in prison for 15 months, on Friday with prison sentences between 2 and 11 years of...
CPJ calls on Turkish authorities to halt deportation of Iranian journalist Mohammad Mosaed
Turkish authorities should immediately halt the deportation of Iranian investigative journalist Mohammad Mosaed, who has a well-founded fear of persecution if he were to...
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...
Woman sentenced to 6 years in prison, jailed with 7-month-old son
A Turkish woman, identified with the initials H.G.D., was jailed along with her 7-months-old baby after the Supreme Court of Appeals upheld the decision...
Davut Türkel, a 59-years-old detainee, dies under police custody in Turkey
59-years-old Davut Türkel was added to the list of those who suspiciously died under the custody of Turkish police in the aftermath of a...
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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.
In recent years...