US appeals court rejects Turkey’s attempt to dismiss lawsuit against Erdoğan guards
A US district appeals court in Washington, D.C., has rejected Turkish government motions to dismiss two lawsuits filed by protesters who were attacked by...
UK citizen recounts his abduction in Kenya by individuals allegedly linked to Turkish intelligence
Necdet Seyidoğlu, a UK citizen who was kidnapped on Friday by individuals allegedly connected to Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT), has recounted his terrifying...
Turkish military: One Turkish soldier killed in Afrin operation
The Turkish military stated on Sunday that one soldiers was killed during an operation in the Afrin region of Syria. The military stated on Saturday...
MSF: Over 10,000 refugees cross the Evros to reach Greece in 1st half of...
More than 10,000 migrants and refugees entered Greece in the first half of 2018 by crossing the Evros River separating Greece from Turkey, compared...
More than 430 Turkish citizens apply for political asylum in Germany
A total of 217 Turkish citizens with a diplomatic passport and 220 people, including military officers, with a service passport have applied for political...
English PEN urges Turkey to drop charges against publisher Ragıp Zarakolu
English PEN, the founding center of a global literary network, has urged Turkish authorities to drop all charges against publisher and human rights activist...
Latest Reports
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's 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.
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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...