Human rights advocates slam ‘inhumane conditions’ in Turkey’s Y-type prisons
Human rights advocates have condemned the inhumane conditions in Turkey’s Y-type high-security prisons — often referred to as “pit-type” prisons— urging authorities to implement...
Police officers in southeastern Turkey allegedly beat lawyer and client in custody
Police officers in southeastern Turkey’s Urfa province allegedly beat a man in custody and his lawyer on Tuesday, inflicting substantial injuries, the Artı Gerçek...
Young Turkish protesters endure harsh treatment in police custody
After rising up to rally against the arrest of İstanbul’s powerful opposition mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, young Turkish protesters have been forced to wake up...
Protestors report severe police mistreatment amid nationwide protests
Protesters detained by police after taking to the streets in response to the detention and subsequent arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu have claimed...
15 human rights organizations urge Turkish authorities to immediately end crackdown on freedoms
A coalition of 15 human rights and media freedom organizations has called on Turkish authorities to immediately end their attacks on peaceful protesters, stop targeting journalists...
337 prominent figures of Turkish society call for a ‘democracy alliance’
Following the detention and subsequent arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, 337 people — including writers, academics and politicians — have called on the...
Wife of slain Turkish far-right leader refuses to attend hearing, says she has lost...
The wife of Sinan Ateş, a former far-right nationalist leader assassinated in 2022, has chosen not to attend a hearing on Wednesday, where eight...
Turkish authorities put union leader under house arrest a day after release from jail
A union leader who was arrested in February for participating in a strike and released on Monday was put under house arrest a day...
İmamoğlu joins list of jailed opponents of President Erdoğan
İstanbul’s now-deposed mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has become the latest Turkish politician or activist opposed to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to fall afoul of the...
Turkish court rules on 2022 mine disaster, sparking outrage among victims’ families
A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced multiple defendants in connection with a 2022 mining disaster that killed 42 miners, ruling that they acted with...
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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...
New report exposes systematic use of hate speech following Fethullah Gülen’s death to dehumanize...
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...