Erdoğan targets West: Some haven’t forgotten the pain of losing İstanbul
Continuing to target the West during his nonstop “yes” campaign ahead of an April 16 referendum on a switch to an executive presidency, Turkey's...
Migrants claim they were pushed back by Greek authorities
A group of migrants claim they were pushed back by Greek authorities in the Aegean Sea on September 12 and picked up by a...
Kosovo PM Haradinaj visits wives of abducted Turkish teachers
Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj has paid a visit to the wives of six Turkish teachers who on March 29 were abducted and flown...
EU criticizes ‘dress code’ requirement for Turkey’s coup, terror suspects
The European Union (EU) has criticized a recent emergency rule decree issued by the Turkish government requiring that inmates charged with crimes against the...
Freedom House’s Schenkkan: Turkish government’s abductions in Kosovo shocking offense against int’l HR standards
The Turkish government's abduction of six Turkish nationals from Kosovo is “a shocking offense against both international human rights standards and bilateral norms,” wrote...
Greece clears long-used Kurdish shelter slated for demolition
Greek police on Wednesday said they had a cleared a condemned building near Athens where Kurdish refugees had lived for decades, a move criticized...
Turkey tells UN that demand to release UN court judge void
The demand to release a top United Nations (UN) court judge is “void,” Turkish authorities said in a letter addressed to the UN Security...
Pro-Erdoğan businessman offers $780K prize on arrest of Turkey analysts Rubin and Fuller
A pro-Erdoğan businessman in Turkey is offering TL 3 million ($780,000) prize to anyone whose information leads to the detention of Graham Fuller and...
Turkey’s opposition leader on Zarrab case: Corruption is not a national issue
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Thursday targeted Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım over a case against Reza Zarrab, saying...
Amnesty International: EU leaders must press Turkey on human rights
Iverna McGowan, director of Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office, said ahead of a European Council meeting on Oct. 19 and 20 which is expected...
Latest Reports
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...