İHD report reveals 3,000 people tortured across Turkey in 2017
The Human Rights Association (İHD) has reported that at least 3,000 people were tortured by Turkish security officials across Turkey in 2017.
According to the İHD...
Kosovo grants asylum to Turkish educator who escaped MİT abduction attempt
Uğur Toksoy, a Turkish national allegedly affiliated with the Gülen movement, was granted asylum in Kosovo after escaping an attempted abduction by Turkey's National...
Groom jailed for allegedly insulting Turkey’s Erdoğan, bride performs ceremony alone
A groom named Rahat Akbaba was arrested for insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on henna night, a customary celebration before a wedding, in...
394 workers killed in workplace accidents in Turkey in Q1
Three hundred ninety-four workers died in workplace accidents across Turkey in the first three months of 2018, according to a monthly study released by...
COMMENTARY — Ted Malloch’s ties to Turkey’s Erdoğan under the spotlight
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Last week US Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into potential collusion between US President Donald Trump’s campaign team and Russia exposed yet...
25 women across Turkey murdered in male-perpetrated violence in March
A women rights group called the "We Will Stop the Killing of Women Platform" (Kadın Cinayetlerini Durduracağız Platformu, or KCDP) released a report on...
Turkish court jails all detained employees of pro-Kurdish Özgürlükçü Demokrasi newspaper
A Turkish court has arrested and put in pretrial detention all detained executives and employees of the pro-Kurdish Özgürlükçü Demokrasi newspaper and Gün Printing...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 87 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government issued detention warrants for 87 people across Turkey on Friday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members...
Turkish gov’t detains more than 65 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained more than 65 people, including active duty military officers and women, across Turkey on Thursday as part of its massive...
Prosecutor seeks aggravated life sentences for prominent Turkish journalists over their articles
An İstanbul prosecutor has demanded aggravated life sentences for nine journalists in a trial of employees of the former Zaman daily, which was closed...
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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...
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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.
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Turkey’s Transnational Repression: Abuse of asset freezing mechanisms under the pretext of prevention of...
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