Turkish teacher accused of ‘praising terrorism’ starts serving sentence with her baby
Ayşe Çelik, a Turkish teacher sentenced to one year, three months in prison for allegedly “praising terrorism and a terrorist organisation” in 2016, began...
HDP deputy Paylan asks Turkish Parliament to recognise Armenian Genocide
Turkish-Armenian parliamentarian Garo Paylan from the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) has announced that he has submitted a legislative proposal for the recognition of the...
Journalist claims Turkish man missing for 133 days tortured, forced to sign deposition
Journalist Erk Acarer has claimed that Ümit Horzum, a former civil servant who was found 133 days after he went missing in Ankara, was...
US senators propose sanctions on Turkish officials for ‘hostage-taking’
US Senators James Lankford of Oklahoma and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire on Thursday released a joint statement on their decision to pursue targeted...
Kosovo President Thaci: Arrest of Gülen movement members was wrong
Kosovar President Hashim Thaci in a televised interview with T7 admitted for the first time that the arrest and deportation of six Turkish men...
Turkish courts give life sentences to 890 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish courts have sentenced 890 people to life in prison in 137 cases across Turkey over alleged links to the Gülen movement and coup...
Turkish gov’t detains dozens of people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained dozens of people across Turkey on Friday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of the...
Turkish gov’t jails 4 more journalists from left-leaning Etkin news agency
A Turkish court on Thursday ruled for the arrest of four journalists affiliated with the Etkin News Agency (ETHA) and ordered that they be put...
Turkish gov’t targets 4,167 Turkish teachers in 160 countries over Gülen links
The Turkish government has targeted 4,167 teachers who work at 400 schools in 160 countries around the world as part of its post-coup global...
Jailed Turkish journalist Ali Bulaç not receiving medications as prescribed
Jailed veteran columnist and renowned theologian Ali Bulaç has not been given the prescribed medications he is required to take daily by the authorities...
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The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today published its latest report, “The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge,” which examines how children from...
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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...
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.
In recent years...