Turkish gov’t allows jailed father to attend son’s funeral only with handcuffs
Jailed father of Berk Görmez, a 14-year-old boy who died of intestinel cancer last week, could attend his son’s funeral only with his hands...
Turkish spy agency abducted former NATO intel officer, tortured him for days
Operatives from Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) for days tortured a lieutenant colonel who had worked for NATO’s intelligence section and was educated in...
UN raises concerns over Turkey’s anti-terrorism legislation and measures imposed during 2016 state of...
Experts from the United Nations Human Rights Committee on Friday raised concerns about Turkey’s implementation of anti-terrorism legislation and its extensive use of emergency...
Human rights group urges foreign gov’ts to ensure safety of Gülen followers
US/Virginia-based human rights organization Advocates of Silenced Turkey (AST) in a piece on Huffington Post has called on foreign governments to ensure the safety...
Teacher allegedly subjected to torture, inhumane treatment at Turkish detention center
A teacher who was detained in January 2017 was allegedly subjected for a month to torture including beatings, strip searches and threats of sexual...
Turkish gov’t detains dozens of people over alleged links to Gülen movement on Thursday
Turkish government's massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement has continued with dozens of detentions on Thursday across Turkey.
Turkish police...
Top Greek court grants asylum to 2 Turkish military officers accused of coup links
Two Turkish military officers who fled to Greece following a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016 were granted political refugee status on Wednesday after...
Turkish gov’t detains yet another woman shortly after delivery
Melike Alp Akoğlan, a Turkish woman who gave birth on Monday, was detained by police shortly after delivery at a hospital in İzmir province...
Purged teacher beaten in Turkish prison for protesting rights violations
Mehmet Dersulu, a former teacher summarily dismissed from his job by an executive decree, was beaten in prison for protesting the violation of his...
Turkish gov’t detains 998 people in a week, issues detention warrants for 118 on...
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that 998 people have been detained in one week over the alleged links to the Gülen movement...
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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...
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...