[Interview] Turkey is the worst of the worst when it comes to transnational repression:...

Transnational repression expert Dr. Edward Lemon said in an interview with the Stockholm Center for Freedom that Turkey was one of the countries that...

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Sweden rejects Turkey’s extradition request for journalist Abdullah Bozkurt

Sweden has rejected Turkey’s request to extradite journalist living in exile Abdullah Bozkurt, ruling that the accusations against him are not punishable under Swedish...

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COMMENTARY — Utah case exposes more dirt on Turkey’s Erdoğan

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Turkey’s bid for INTERPOL presidency reignites scrutiny of its rights record and notice abuses

Turkey, widely criticized for abusing INTERPOL’s notice system to target political opponents abroad, has emerged as a frontrunner for the organization’s presidency, raising concerns...

Erdoğan says Fethullah Gülen will be abducted just like 6 Turks in Kosovo

Autocratic Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, who lives in the US, will face the same end as...

Human rights in Turkey: 2021 in review

Download PDF   This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2021. Increasing pressure on the...
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