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Former minister warns ECtHR could cancel top Turkish court’s standing as domestic remedy
A former Turkish justice minister has warned that the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) might cancel the standing as a domestic remedy of...
Erdoğan’s government continues its crackdown on critics and opponents: HRW
The arrest last week in Turkey of Dr. Şebnem Korur Fincancı is the latest in a pattern of politically motivated cases as the government...
Backsliding in democracy continues in Turkey, European Commission says
The European Commission in its yearly report on Turkey released on Wednesday said democratic backsliding continued, underlining serious deficiencies in the functioning of the...
ECtHR rejects Turkey’s request: Judgment condemning Ankara for activist’s detention becomes final
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Monday rejected Turkey’s request to refer a judgment holding that Ankara’s detention of the head of...
Turkish novelist and Nobel laureate says there is immense political pressure in Turkey
Orhan Pamuk, Turkish novelist and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature, said in an interview that there was immense political pressure in...
Erdoğan says ECtHR issues politically motivated rulings in cases involving Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has accused the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) of having a double standard when it comes to Turkey...
German FM urges Turkey to respect human rights: report
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Friday urged Turkey to respect human rights during a testy visit at which she sparred openly with counterpart...
Hundreds gather at ECtHR to demand justice for victims of Turkey’s post-coup crackdown
Hundreds of activists and victims of Turkey’s post-coup crackdown, joined by former leader of the UK’s Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn and EU parliamentarians, gathered...
Dissenting judge in Khashoggi trial to quit profession after demotion
A Turkish judge who cast a dissenting vote against the transfer of the murder trial of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi to Riyadh has decided...
Former AKP heavyweights distance themselves from Gezi Park trial
Former Justice and Development Party (AKP) politicians and current opposition party leaders Ahmet Davutoğlu and Ali Babacan have taken steps to distance themselves from...
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The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today released its latest report “Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review,” which highlights the most important developments...
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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's 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...
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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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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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