Turkish military doctor says he fled to Germany to avoid torture in Turkey

A former Turkish military doctor who worked on a navy logistical support ship until a coup attempt in July 2016 said in an interview...

İstanbul mayor’s ‘insult’ trial resumes ahead of elections

İstanbul’s popular opposition mayor faced a new hearing on Wednesday in a politically-charged trial that could bar him from seeking office months before next...

Human rights in Turkey: 2021 in review

Download PDF   This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2021. Increasing pressure on the...

Joint NGO submits observations on Turkey to UN Committee Against Torture

The Stockholm Center for Freedom and four other NGOs on Friday submitted a series of observations to the UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) on...

Erdoğan’s long arm targets critics, stirs up troubles in Sweden

Turkey has expanded its witch hunt against critics to Sweden, using government institutions, affiliated NGOs and operatives, a report released by the Stockholm Center...

Families complain of arbitrary restriction on drinking water in Istanbul’s Silivri Prison

Families of inmates in Istanbul's Silivri Prison, notorious for its high number of political prisoners, complained yesterday on Twitter that inmates' drinking water was...

HDP lawmakers submit parliamentary question about pregnant women in Turkish prisons

Lawmakers from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) submitted a parliamentary question addressing the justice minister concerning pregnant women in Turkish prisons, the Bold Medya...

Amid a culture of impunity, courts protect people in positions of power, lawyers say

Lawyers involved in legal proceedings concerning vulnerable communities in Turkey have said the judiciary often protects people in power by granting them impunity. Speaking to...

Georgia trying to shut down private university at the request of Turkish gov’t

Georgian authorities have reportedly tried to close the private International Black Sea University (IBSU), which was founded in 1995 in Georgia's capital of Tbilisi,...

Police detain 12 women’s rights activists in southeastern Diyarbakır province

Turkish police on Wednesday morning detained 12 women's rights activists in southeastern Diyarbakırprovince after raids on their homes, Turkish media reported. Adalet Kaya from the...
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