Turkish Interior Minister Soylu orders police to ‘break leg’ extrajudicially
Turkey's Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has given order to police officers to execute the criminals without trial and stated that “It’s police’s duty to break...
Report: Turkish government detained at least 187 journalists in 2017
At least 187 journalists were detained by Turkish government in 2017, according to a report released by Free Journalists Initiative (ÖGİ) in Diyarbakır on Wednesday.
Holding...
Hunger striking educator Özakça’s mother detained by Turkish police in Ankara
The mother of Semih Özakça, a primary school teacher who went on a hunger strike after he was fired by government decree under the...
Report: 409 women killed, 387 children sexually abused in Turkey in 2017
A total of 409 women were killed and 387 children sexually abused in Turkey in 2017, according to data compiled by the “We Will...
Lawyer under investigation, accompanied by infant, put in pretrial detention by Turkish gov’t
An İstanbul lawyer, identified only by the initials O.E.H., was put in pretrial detention along with her 3-month-old baby as part of an investigation into...
Report: Ten prisoners in Turkey on hunger strike, their health worsening
The health of 10 women prisoners in Turkey has deteriorated since they went on hunger strike to protest against a new security measure, a...
Greece grants asylum to Turkish military officer allegedly involved in coup attempt
Greek authorities accepted Saturday the asylum request of one of the eight Turkish military officers who were allegedly involved in a controversial coup attempt...
Mother and son phone conversation reveals Turkish guardians in murder of Kurdish prisoner
A telephone conversation regarding 40-year old Kurdish prisoner in Balıkesir’s Kepsut prison beaten to within an inch of his life has revealed recently that...
Report: Four people falsely accused by Turkish gov’t of ByLock use committed suicide
At least four people under investigation for use of the ByLock mobile app, which they had never downloaded, have committed suicide, according to human...
Turkish author Murat Saat, who dies in prison due to negligence, buried
Jailed Turkish author Murat Saat, who lost his life after 15 days of coma in the aftermath of a heart attack that he lived...
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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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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...