Turkish policemen batter two women who sought help from them in İzmir province
Two police officers allegedly battered two victimized women who were seeking for help from them over a harassment incident in Turkey's Aegean province of...
TİHV report shows curfews declared by Turkish gov’t adversely affected 1,6 million people
A report released by Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) on Thursday have showed that at least 1 million 809 thousands people were adversely...
Turkey violated prisoners’ rights by not granting visits for schoolchildren on weekends: ECtHR
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkish authorities violated the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) by not allowing...
Turkish gov’t dismisses 461 career diplomats from foreign ministry over alleged links to Gülen...
The Turkish government has dismissed 461 career diplomats at the Foreign Ministry as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of...
Turkish gov’t suspends 9,103 more police officers in anti-Gülen witch-hunt
As part of witch-hunt launched against the Gülen movement following a failed coup on July 15, the Turkish government has suspended 9,103 police officers,...
Lawyers for Turkish journalists Alpay, Altan say Constitutional Court rulings are binding on all
Lawyers representing imprisoned Turkish journalists Mehmet Altan and Şahin Alpay issued a public statement over the weekend regarding the continued detention of their clients...
Purged academic Mehmet Altan’s appeal rejected by OHAL Commission based on nonexistent document
Academic and journalist Mehmet Altan's appeal for reinstatement to his job at Istanbul University was rejected by a commission reviewing decisions taken by the...
Legal expert says Turkish gov’t and intelligence blackmail people over ByLock app
Lawyer Murat Akkoç, an experienced lawyer publishing analysis on the ByLock trials and sample defense petitions, has said that Turkish government, intelligence and security...
Turkey’s ruling party unveils new legislation to turn lawyers into informants
A new bill submitted by Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to the country’s parliament has sparked controversy by mandating that lawyers report...
Turkish coup suspect colonel says ‘putschists’ planes’ took off on MİT orders
Staff Lt. Col. Hakan Karakuş, one of the suspects in an ongoing trial concerning a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016, has said...
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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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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...
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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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