Turkey blocks dozens of news reports on corruption and investigations
Turkey’s telecommunications authority has blocked dozens of articles on corruption as well as politically sensitive reporting on the independent Kısa Dalga news website.
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Turkey’s Academics for Peace renews calls for reinstatement a decade after dismissals
Turkey’s Academics for Peace, a group of 549 scholars dismissed from public universities for signing a peace petition critical of the government in 2016,...
İmamoğlu ordered to pay damages to Erdoğan over remarks on assets seizure
A Turkish court has ordered Ekrem İmamoğlu, İstanbul’s jailed mayor and the main opposition’s presidential candidate, to pay 150,000 Turkish lira ($3,500) in non-pecuniary...
Over 70 violations against Kurdish language and culture recorded in Turkey in 2025: report
At least 70 violations targeting Kurdish language and culture were documented in Turkey in 2025, spanning public spaces, media, arts and prisons, according to...
Turkey detains 132 in latest operations over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities have detained 132 people in two separate operations across multiple provinces in the latest wave of a years-long crackdown on alleged members...
Turkey arrests 40 journalists in 2025, 57 sentenced in ongoing cases: report
A total of 105 journalists were detained in Turkey in 2025, with 40 arrested and 57 sentenced in cases concluded during the year, according...
Turkey jails another member of prominent Boydak family over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities have jailed Elif Boydak Bozdağ, another member of one of the country’s most prominent business families, after Turkey’s top appeals court upheld...
Turkish soldier sentenced to less than 2 years for killing Kurdish shepherd, sparking impunity...
A Turkish court has sentenced a specialist sergeant to less than two years in prison for killing a Kurdish shepherd in the Yüksekova district...
Turkey’s media watchdog fines 3 TV stations over content deemed harmful to family values
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has fined three national television stations over alleged violations related to content it claimed...
Turkey detains 77 in latest operations over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities have detained 77 people in nationwide operations in the past two weeks over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkish Minute...
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The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
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Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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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...
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...