Turkey detains Swedish citizen over alleged links to outlawed PKK
Turkish authorities have detained a Swedish citizen over suspected links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakır,...
Turkish government bars 4 Swiss dual citizens from leaving country
Switzerland’s foreign ministry has announced that the Turkish government arrested one Swiss citizen and issued travel bans for three others, according to a report...
EP members slam Pakistan: Gülen-linked schools contribute to education, social coexistence
Some members of the European Parliament have strongly condemned the Supreme Court of Pakistan for a ruling in December recognizing former staff members of...
US State Department highlights Turkish government’s violations of religious rights in its 2019 report
The US State Department highlighted the massive violations of religious freedom and rights by the Turkish government in its annual International Religious Freedom Report,...
Turkish diplomats in North Macedonia spied on residents in breach of Vienna conventions: report
Turkish government documents obtained by Nordic Monitor have confirmed that critics of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan were spied on by Turkish diplomats in Skopje...
NATO to put democratic backsliding in Turkey on its agenda
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in a speech at the European Parliament (EP) revealed that the alliance will put democratic backsliding in Turkey on its...
Turkish Embassy in Tirana spied on Erdoğan critics, describing them as ‘malignant cells’
The Turkish Embassy in Albania engaged in a campaign of intelligence gathering and profiling of critics of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, documents obtained by...
Kyrgyz politicians, NGOs continue calling on authorities to locate missing educator İnandı
Kyrgyz politicians and NGOs are continuing to call on the country’s authorities to find educator Orhan İnandı, who is allegedly being held against his...
Teachers fleeing Ankara’s crackdown to be deported to Bulgaria by Germany, fear possible extradition...
A German court has rejected the asylum applications of two Turkish teachers who worked for schools affiliated with the Gülen movement in Vietnam, ruling...
Tribunal to adjudicate Turkey’s rights record
The Turkey Tribunal, a civil society-led, symbolic international tribunal established to adjudicate recent human rights violations in Turkey including torture, abductions, shortcomings in freedom...
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New report exposes how Turkey weaponizes embassies and consulates to target critics abroad
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today released its latest report, “Weaponized Diplomacy: How Erdoğan Uses Turkish Missions for Transnational Repression,” which reveals how...
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
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today released its latest report “Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review,” which highlights the most important developments...
Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech in...
STOCKHOLM—The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today published its latest report, “Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech...
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...