Former teacher jailed over Gülen links with baby
Mine Işıktaş, a former teacher who was sentenced to more than six years in prison over links to the faith-based Gülen movement based on...
New judicial reform bill again requires women to take husband’s surname
Turkey’s legal provision allowing women to use their maiden name only in conjunction with their husband's surname, previously annulled by the Constitutional Court, has...
22 women journalists involved in court proceedings in June: MKG
The Mezopotamya Female Journalists Association (MKG) has announced in a monthly report that a total of 22 women journalists were involved in trial proceedings...
34 women killed by men, 29 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in...
Thirty-four women were murdered by men in Turkey in May, and 29 more died under suspicious circumstances, the Bianet news website reported.
Of the 34 women...
Turkey records 8 femicides in 2 days
A total of eight women were allegedly killed by their family members over the last two days, the Artı Gerçek news website reported on Monday.The accused...
Principal accused of harassment reappointed to girls high school
The principal of a coeducational high school who has been accused by four female teachers of sexual harassment has been reappointed to a girls’...
40 women killed by men, 20 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in...
Forty women were murdered by men in Turkey in May, and 20 more died under suspicious circumstances, the We Will Stop Femicide Platform reported.
Of the...
Turkey’s state-run broadcaster assigns female employee to work under executive she accused of sexual...
Public broadcaster Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) has assigned a female employee as a subordinate of an executive she has accused of systematic...
6,505 babies born to underage mothers in Turkey in 2023
Turkey recorded a significant number of underage births in 2023, with 6,505 births among girls aged 15-17 and 130 births to girls under 15,...
57 women killed by men, 34 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in...
Fifty-seven women were murdered by men in Turkey in March and April, and 34 more died under suspicious circumstances, the We Will Stop Femicide...
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The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge
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
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today released its latest report, “Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft,” a...
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...