Several injured as election office of Turkey’s main opposition CHP attacked in Konya
Several members of Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) were injured when a group of unknown assailants attacked the party’s election office in...
US senator introduces resolution for sanctions against Turkey over religious freedom violations
US Senator from Mississippi and Helsinki Commission Chairman Roger Wicker introduced a bipartisan resolution on Tuesday urging US President Donald Trump to take action...
Report: Turkish gov’t orders gang to assassinate alleged members of Gülen movement in Denmark
The Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ordered a criminal gang in Denmark to assassinate alleged members of the Gülen movement, according...
Austrian Chancellor Kurz receives death threats after targeted by Turkey’s Erdoğan
Austrian security forces have gone on full alert after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan personally targeted Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, who ordered the closing...
COMMENTARY — The growing threat of the Erdoğan regime in Turkey
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Turkey, under an overzealous Islamist president with a strong xenophobic character, has become a source of tension for its allies and partners...
EU report: Turkey’s ruling AKP commissioned ISIL for Ankara massacre
A report by the European Union's official intelligence body, EU INTCEN, has suggested that the October 10, 2015 suicide bombing of a peace march outside the...
Report: Turkish soldiers in Greece remain well-guarded in fear of assassination
The eight Turkish soldiers who were granted political asylum in Greece are kept heavily guarded in an undisclosed army camp as authorities fear a...
Thirty-year-old mother detained by Turkish police during her husband’s funeral
Thirty-year-old Esra Çelik was detained by Turkish police on Sunday as she was attending in the funeral of her husband Mehmet Çelik (30), who...
Turkish TV watchdog fines music station over song by Rihanna
Turkey's state media watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), fined two music stations last week over what it deemed explicit content in the...
Turkey’s Erdoğan talks of ‘crusader-crescent war’ after Austria’s move on mosques
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday criticized Austrian Prime Minister Sebastian Kurz for his government’s decision to shut down seven mosques and expel...
Latest Reports
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
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) has released its latest report, “Hate speech and hate crimes against Syrian refugees in Turkey,” a study that...
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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This report focuses on how the Turkish government’s decisions to freeze assets based on the pretext of preventing the financing of terrorism have...
Rule of Law(lessness) in Erdoğan’s Turkey
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This report focuses on how the criminal prosecutions and trials conducted on charges of terrorism since a coup attempt in Turkey in 2016...
Human rights in Turkey: 2021 in review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2021. Increasing pressure on the...
Turkey’s Transnational Repression: Abduction, Rendition and Forcible Return of Erdoğan Critics
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This report focuses on how the Turkish government under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has used extrajudicial and illegal methods for the forcible transfer...