Turkey’s Erdoğan says main opposition CHP similar to terrorist groups
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday that Turkey is unfortunate in that it has an incompetent main opposition party that is...
Polling place at Diyanet mosque in Amsterdam accused of pressuring voters
The Amsterdam municipality visited a polling station at a Turkish mosque in the Dutch capital after the mosque was accused of pressuring voters with...
Turkish gov’t accuses UN human rights high commissioner of ‘collaborating with terrorists’
The Turkish government led by autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has issued a strongly worded response that included insults to UN High Commissioner for...
Turkish gov’t prosecutes 146 people over social media posts in a week
The Turkish government has investigated 281 social media accounts and taken legal action against 146 users over the last week (Aug.20-Aug. 27) on accusations...
Turkish gov’t jails 8 more people over their social media posts in Elazığ
Pro-Kurdish media outlets have reported that 8 out of 12 people who were detained by Turkish security forces on August 18, 2017 in Karakoçan...
COMMENTARY — The growing threat of the Erdoğan regime in Turkey
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Turkey, under an overzealous Islamist president with a strong xenophobic character, has become a source of tension for its allies and partners...
Erdoğan’s henchman says the US involved into Turkish coup attempt on July 15
Aydın Ünal, the deputy of ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the former speech writer of Turkey's autocratic President and AKP Chairman Recep...
Turkish court rules to release 2 police officers from prison in Hrant Dink case
A Turkish court on Tuesday ruled to release police officers Yakup Kurtaran and Özkan Mumcu, who are standing trial in a case involving the...
Sözcü’s anti-migrant reporting triggers attack on Somali restaurant in Ankara
A Somali restaurant in Ankara's central Kızılay district was attacked on Tuesday following anti-migrant reporting by the Sözcü daily, the Gazete Duvar news website...
Investigation launched into radical Turkish Islamist cleric promoting violence against women
On March 8, International Women’s Day, Turkish prosecutors launched an investigation into controversial cleric Nurettin Yıldız on the grounds that he promotes violence against...
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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...