UN expresses grave concern over Myanmar, Thai deportation of Sökmen to Turkey
The United Nations expressed grave concern on Saturday over the deportation by Myanmar and Thailand of a Turkish national Muhammet Furkan Sökmen over alleged...
Turkish teacher put on plane by Turkish police after detention at Myanmar airport
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Myanmar-based teacher M. Furkan Sökmen was put on a Turkish Airlines flight by Turkish police and Turkish Embassy staff on Friday after he and...
Turkish teacher Çabuk arrested by Georgian court upon Turkish government’s request
Mustafa Emre Çabuk, a Turkish teacher with a valid Georgian residence permit, was sent to prison by a Tbilisi court hours after he was detained...
Georgia detains a Turkish educator at request of Turkish PM Yıldırım during his visit
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Georgia has detained Mustafa Emre Çabuk, a Turkish educator who has lived in Georgia and has served for Georgian people for last 15 years on Wednesday...
Karaman and Özçelik, Turkish nationals deported illegally by Malaysian gov’t, arrested by Ankara court
Turkish educators Turgay Karaman and İsmet Özçelik, who were turned over to Turkey by Malaysian government under questionable circumstances with a total disregard to due...
Turkey’s espionage activities in Malaysia exposed as more details uncovered
The abductions, detentions and extraditions of three Turkish nationals in Malaysia as part of clandestine operation by Turkey’s state security services in cooperation with...
Turkey’s official news agency refutes claims of Malaysian deputy PM and police chief over...
Turkish government's official news agency refutes the claims of Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Malaysian police chief...
SCF report on Malaysia exposes abductions by Erdoğan’s long arm in Asia
Turkey has adopted a new thuggish tactic in persecuting its critics and opponents abroad by orchestrating abductions, enforced disappearance and extrajudicial renditions in addition...
Erdogan’s Long Arm: The Case Of Malaysia
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- SCF report on Malaysia exposes abductions by Erdoğan’s long arm in Asia
Turkey has adopted a new thuggish tactic in persecuting its critics...
Malaysia turned over Erdoğan’s critics to Turkey where they will be tortured
Ignoring human rights organization’s plea to not turn three Turkish nationals over to Turkey where they will be subjected to torture and abuse, Malaysian...
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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...


















