Turkish businessman who spent more than a year in jail over Gülen links dies...
Turkish businessman Ali Hocaoğlu, who spent more than a year in pre-trial detention over alleged links to the Gülen movement, has reportedly died of...
Opposition MP submits 4th parliamentary question regarding abuse in repatriation center
Murat Bakan, a lawmaker from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), submitted his fourth parliamentary question regarding claims of abuse and mistreatment at...
European Union in talks with Interpol on political abuse of Turkey
EU states are in talks with the International Criminal Police Organization’s (Interpol) to help stop political abuse of the police agency, Matti Maasikas, Estonia's Deputy...
Turkish court orders release of jailed journalist Ahmet Altan
A top Turkish court on Wednesday ordered the release of journalist and novelist Ahmet Altan, who was jailed for his alleged involvement in a...
PACE urges Turkey to implement ECtHR rulings
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution on Wednesday urging Turkey to fulfill its obligations under the European Convention on Human...
COMMENTARY — Erdoğan inching closer to going nuclear
By Abdullah Bozkurt
On July 2, 2018, immediately after a questionable win in national and presidential elections, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued a law-decree...
Pompeo: All Americans being held by Turkish gov’t need to come home
Despite the fact that the United States and Turkey have reportedly agreed to deal diplomatically with a row over imprisoned American pastor Andrew Brunson,...
Erdoğan declares war on Uber, says it is ‘finished’ in Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has declared war on Uber and said the ride-hailing app no longer exists in Turkey.
Erdoğan made a statement on...
Turkey arrests 16 members of Alevi association in Turkey
Turkish courts have reportedly arrested 16 members of the Pir Sultan Abdal Culture Association (PSAKD), an Alevi community organization in Turkey.
According to a statement...
UNDP announces initiative to bring vulnerable groups into labor force in Turkey’s quake-hit region
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has announced a new $2.5 million initiative to fill up to 3,500 vacant positions in the textile industry...
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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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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...