Berlin won’t allow expat vote in Germany on reinstating death penalty in Turkey
Germany said on Friday it would not allow Turks in its territory to vote in any Turkish referendum on the reintroduction of the death...
Turkish teacher tells story of horrific torture under 30-day police detention in Ankara
“I was subjected to severe torture. They threatened me, saying, 'Either you will talk or you're going to die.' After they tortured me, they...
Turkey’s Erdoğan says he stands with the oppressed of the world
As he continues a massive purge and witch-hunt against his opponents, Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a message for Human Rights...
Turkish gov’t jails 108 babies and children more in past 3 months, bringing total...
The number of babies and children aged between 0 to 6, who are being held in Turkish prisons along with their parents, rose from...
Teacher who said ‘Don’t let children die’ will give birth in Turkish prison
A one year, three month prison sentence handed down to Turkish teacher Ayşe Çelik, who called for an end to clashes between Kurdish militants...
US prosecutors drop charges against Erdoğan’s guards who attacked protestors in US
US federal prosecutors have decided to dismiss charges against 11 of 15 members of autocratic Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s security team after they...
Police detain 21 women whose husbands are jailed over Gülen links
Twentyone women, including ten with new born infants and two over 70-year-old, were detained in Afyon’s Dinar district as part an investigation against faith-based...
Turkish gov’t cuts off funds for disabled child over father’s alleged Gülen links
The Turkish government has cut off funds granted to Rafia Nur, a 12-year-old handicapped child whose father has been arrested over alleged links to...
Aided by colleagues, abusive policeman seeks ways to dodge charges
With police brutality already proven to have increased in the recent protests across the country, Ali Genç, an abusive officer who was involved in...
CHP deputy says cases of naked body search increase in Turkish prisons
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Barış Yarkadaş has claimed that cases of naked body search are increasing in Turkey’s prisons as he...
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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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Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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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.
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Turkey’s Transnational Repression: Abuse of asset freezing mechanisms under the pretext of prevention of...
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