Dozens of Turkish teachers in Pakistan under UN protection after visa extensions turned down
Turkish employees of the Pak-Turk Schools, along with their families, have been in the United Nations’ (UN) protection after Pakistani authorities denied them an...
Police detain 28 doctors, nurses and midwives over coup charges
A total of 28 health workers were detained as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding the...
The case of journalist Parıldak: Guilty until proven innocent
A 26-year-old journalist, Ayşenur Parıldak, who was arrested on August 11, 2016, has finally appeared in the court for the first hearing last Thursday....
Erdoğan says naysayers in referendum side with July 15 coup plotters
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said those who will vote against a constitutional reform package which among other things brings an executive presidency in...
Curfew imposed on three districts in Mardin province
The Mardin Governor’s Office on Sunday declared a curfew in three districts of the province as part of fight against terrorism.
A statement released by...
Keskin says torture has never been legitimized to this extent
Lawyer and human rights activist Eren Keskin said a state of emergency (OHAL) has been used to cover up all violations in Turkey, saying...
Turkey justifies prosecution of journalists with McCarthy era relic laws
Turkish prosecutor justified the trumped-up terror and coup charges against 29 journalists who have been in prison pending trial since July of last year...
Aided by colleagues, abusive policeman seeks ways to dodge charges
With police brutality already proven to have increased in the recent protests across the country, Ali Genç, an abusive officer who was involved in...
Turkey arrests 9 more teachers over coup charges
Nine teachers who were earlier dismissed from their posts has been arrested as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement.
A Kocaeli court ruled...
TURKEYPURGE.COM: 4,464 dismissed, 237 arrested, 669 detained over coup charges in 9 days
A huge cleansing of Turkey’s state and other institutions is continuing as people from all walks of life find themselves hunted down and taken...
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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...
STOCKHOLM—The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today published its latest report, “Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech...
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...