Greece defends use of anti-migrant ‘sound cannons’ on its Turkey border
Greece's minister for migration and asylum on Wednesday defended his country's use of "sound cannons" to deter irregular migrants, as a senior EU official...
Turkey never used Brunson as a bargaining chip, claims Turkish President Erdoğan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan broke his silence about threats of sanctions made by US President Donald Trump and claimed that Turkey never used...
VIDEO — Turkish women say husbands detained in Malaysia cannot be linked to ISIL
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The wives of three Turkish men who were detained by Malaysian police in Kuala Lumpur last week have said their husbands are not Islamic...
Afghanistan’s intelligence agency releases four abducted teachers of Turkish schools, report
Afghanistan's intelligence agency has released Turkish teachers Önder Akkuşci, Yunus Demirci, Yılmaz Aytan and an Afghan based teacher Masso0d Wardak who are working for...
OSCE/ODIHR final report on Turkey’s referendum recommends reviewing legal framework to secure fundamental rights...
The final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on Turkey’s April 16, 2017 constitutional referendum, published on Thursday,...
EP’s Harms to visit Turkish teacher jailed over alleged Gülen links in Georgia
Rebecca Harms, a member of the European Parliament and Co-President of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly, is going to visit Turkish teacher Mustafa Emre Çabuk...
Turkish court accepts indictment seeking 35 years in prison for Pastor Brunson
An indictment that demands 35 years in prison for American pastor Andrew Brunson, who has been jailed in Turkey since October 2016, was accepted...
COMMENTARY — Erdoğan’s personal troubles complicate Turkey-US ties
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The number one concern for Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan while meeting with visiting Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Feb....
German Ambassador Erdmann visits journalist, rights defender jailed in Turkey
German Ambassador to Turkey Martin Erdmann visited jailed journalist Deniz Yücel and activist Peter Steudtner in infamous Silivri Prison in İstanbul on Tuesday, Deutsche...
Turkish FM says over 100 members of Gülen movement abducted abroad and brought to...
Over 100 alleged members of the Gülen movement have been abducted abroad by Turkey's National Intelligence Organisation (MİT) and brought back to Turkey as...
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...