Amnesty International: Torture and ill-treatments in police detention increased in Turkey
An annual report of the Amnesty International (AI) draw attentions to increase in cases of torture and other ill-treatments in police detention, from curfew...
Turkish airstrike on Kurds in Syria kills 20: monitor
A Turkish airstrike on Monday killed 20 Kurdish security personnel and wounded dozens at a training center for police in Kurdish-held northeast Syria, Turkish...
Recent ÇHD report reveals improper practices in new maximum security prisons
Inmates in new maximum-security prisons in Turkey are being forced into solitary confinement in violation of the relevant regulations, the Bianet daily reported.
The Progressive Lawyers’ Association...
Mother of 3 arrested by Turkish police while fleeing to Greece
A mother of three was arrested by Turkish police on September 17 as she was trying to flee to Greece to seek asylum, the...
COMMENTARY – ISIL and al-Qaeda booksellers are thriving in Erdoğan’s Turkey
By Abdullah Bozkurt
An al-Qaeda-linked bookstore owner in Istanbul who has been selling jihadist books to Turks continues to operate without many obstacles despite a...
Sending money to imprisoned relatives is not terrorism financing: İHD
The Turkey-based Human Rights Association (İHD) on Thursday released a statement calling on the authorities to end their practice of targeting people on terrorism...
Former public servant rescued from earthquake rubble dies from injuries
A former public servant who lost his infant son and wife in massive earthquakes that hit southeastern Turkey in early February died of his...
Seasonal worker in Turkey who alleges brutal abuse by employers slams prolonged legal battle
A Kurdish seasonal worker in Turkey who said he was brutally abused by his employers has criticized the judicial process for dragging on for...
Man beaten by gendarmes gets prison sentence for ‘resisting’
Osman Kale, who was beaten by gendarmes in northern Turkey, has been sentenced to six months in prison on conviction of resisting law enforcement...
People moving overseas from Turkey increased by 53 percent in 2023: TurkStat
More than 700,000 Turks and foreign nationals left Turkey last year, an increase of 53 percent compared to 2022, Turkish Minute reported on Friday,...
Latest Reports
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...
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.
In recent years...