Turkey falls to ‘Not Free’ status in Freedom House’s ‘Freedom in the World 2018’...
Turkey’s freedom status has declined from 'Partly Free' to 'Not Free' in “Freedom in the World 2018: Democracy in Crisis,” the annual report released...
Int’l press bodies urge Turkish gov’t to implement Constitutional Court decision to free journalists
International press bodies including PEN International, ARTICLE 19, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom, European Federation of Journalists, Human Rights Watch, Index on Censorship,...
Local court rejects order of Turkish top court for first time by refusing release...
İstanbul 13th High Criminal Court has rejected the Constitutional Court's (AYM) release decision on the grounds of "infringement of rights" of jailed veteran journalist...
Turkey’s OHAL Commission to speed up decision process amid suspicions and criticism
The State of Emergency (OHAL) Procedures Investigation Commission (OHAL Commission) has reportedly been set to step up making decisions in a shorter period of...
Turkish government launches probe into HÖH, an Erdoğanist militia group
The Turkish Interior Ministry has announced on Friday that a probe has been launched into the People’s Special Forces (HÖH), an Erdoğanist illegal militia...
Pro-Kurdish HDP’s jailed co-chair Demirtaş appears in court for first time in 14 months
Selahattin Demirtaş, the jailed co-chair of pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) appeared before court in İstanbul for the first time on Friday, 14 months...
EU’s Juncker: No progress on Turkey ties while Turkish journalists jailed
The European Union (EU) and Turkey will see no progress in their relations as long as Turkey holds journalists in prison, European Commission President...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 70 teachers over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish government has issued detention warrants for a total of 70 teachers on Friday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting...
Jailed Kurdish children speak of torture by Turkish security forces in Nusaybin
The torture claims have marked the trial of 17 Kurdish children, who were arrested by Turkish security forces in Mardin's Nusaybin district during the...
Turkish gov’t dismisses over 260 officials with new decree under rule of emergency
Turkish government under the strict rule of autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has dismissed 262 public personnel from various institutions with a new government...
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The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge
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...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
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Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech in...
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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...