Reuters: Erdoğan says court, not politicians, will decide fate of pastor Brunson
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan told Reuters in an interview that the Turkish court, not politicians, will decide the fate of an American pastor whose...
Turkish gov’t detains 461 people over links to Gülen movement in past week
The Turkish government detained a total of 461 people last week (Sept. 24-Oct. 1) as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged...
Outlawed PKK militants kill 8 Turkish soldiers in attack in Batman
Eäght Turkish soldiers were killed and two others were wounded on Thursday in an attack carried out by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)...
Turkey’s Erdoğan vows re-seizure of municipalities should pro-Kurdish HDP win local elections
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday vowed to once again seize municipalities immediately after upcoming local elections take place should mayoral candidates backed...
Turkish gov’t’s purge reaches Kurdish militia paid to fight for Turkish army
A massive ongoing purge conducted by the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has now hit even Kurdish paramilitary members, recruited and...
Jailed with Gülen sympathizers, Brunson says prison in Turkey like ‘living in a mosque’
Andrew Brunson, the American pastor who was detained in Turkey for two years before his release on Friday, told ABC News on Tuesday that his...
47 life sentences sought for critical journalists in Turkey over past 3 months
Various Turkish journalists in the past three months faced 46 aggravated life sentences, one life sentence and 3,023 years, 10 months in prison in...
Turkish Defence Minister Akar: 15,153 military officers including 150 generals and admirals dismissed over...
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar announced on Saturday that 15,153 military officers, including 150 generals and admirals, have been dismissed from the Turkish military...
Turkish vice president says gov’t took over 1,004 companies across 42 provinces
Turkey’s Vice President Fuat Oktay has said the state-run Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) had appointed trustees to 1,004 companies across 42 provinces as...
Dutch intelligence report: ISIL using Turkey as base to reorganize and threaten Europe
The Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) has reported that the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has been using Turkey as 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...
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...