74 ex-Turkish pilots receive life sentences for alleged role in abortive coup
Seventy-four former Turkish pilots on Thursday received life sentences on charges of attempting to overthrow the government in a trial related to a 2016...
Turkish minister applauds country’s disability policies while disabled citizens paint a different picture
Family and Social Services Minister Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş touted Turkey’s disability rights policies at a global summit in Berlin, but disabled citizens say the...
3 Jordanian teenagers beaten in Istanbul in apparent hate crime
Amid increasing anti-migrant sentiment in Turkey, three Jordanian teenagers were beaten in an apparent hate crime while waiting for a taxi in Istanbul, Independent...
SCF’s submission for the United Nations Universal Periodic Review of Turkey
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Stakeholder Report for the United Nations Universal Periodic Review
Submitted by the Stockholm Center for Freedom
for the 35rd Session of the Working Group
on the Universal...
Turkish journalist living in exile says he continues to face threats to his life
Turkish investigative journalist Cevheri Güven said he continues to face constant threats to his life, even after seeking asylum in Germany.
Speaking to Frankfurter Allgemeine...
Man claims he was beaten for hours at Istanbul police station
A man who was detained in Istanbul claimed he was tied to a chair and beaten for two hours by the police, the Duvar...
European Parliament calls for Turkish military’s withdrawal from Afrin
The European Parliament have approved a joint motion calling on Turkish troops to withdraw from Afrin province of northwestern Syria.
Before the vote, a joint...
Ankara police use excessive force to detain 30 in anti-gov’t protests over Erdoğan rival’s...
Police in Ankara detained at least 30 people on Friday, including students, a journalist and a lawyer, during a protest over the arrest of...
Families of high-speed train accident victims say justice stalled for 4 years
The families of people who died in a high-speed train accident in Turkey in 2018 on Wednesday said they were still waiting for accountability...
Turkish courts sentence ousted opposition mayors to 257 years in prison
Turkish courts have sentenced 41 opposition mayors to a combined 257 years in prison on charges of terrorism, Turkey’s Interior Ministry announced on Tuesday.
Ninety-four...
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