For Turkish media, purge victims, including infants, in boat tragedy are all ‘terrorists’
The most of Turkish media outlets including those seemingly independent and not surprisingly pro-government organizations have referred to the victims of a boat tragedy...
Turkish prosecutors present toddler’s photo as evidence of terrorist propaganda
A photograph of Turkish journalist Sibel Hürtaş's one-year-old son has been included as evidence against her that prosecutors say shows she had incited hatred...
Social media post condemning anti-Erdoğan Belgian-Turkish candidate sparks debate
As local Belgian elections approach, the post of a Facebook page titled “AK Parti Belçika” (Justice and Development Party Belgium) calling on Turks...
Turkey’s Ege University bars purge victims from graduate school admission
The İzmir-based Ege University has announced on its website that victims of a post-coup crackdown in Turkey who were dismissed from their state jobs...
Purge victim claims his fields were set on fire in apparent hate crime
Celallettin Tokmak, a former teacher who was summarily dismissed from his job with a government decree, said his fields were set on fire in...
Coalition for Women in Journalism condemns anti-Semitic attacks against Turkish journalist Karel Valansi
The Coalition for Women in Journalism (CFWIJ) in a statement on Wednesday condemned anti-Semitic attacks by Turkey’s pro-government media outlets on Karel Valansi, a...
Turkish far-right group beat Afghan man and shared video on social media
A new Turkish far-right group shared a video on social media yesterday showing one of their members beating an Afghan refugee in an apparent...
Journalists arrested over anti-refugee messages released pending trial
An Ankara court has released 10 people pending trial, including four journalists, who were arrested last year due to social media posts allegedly targeting...
Turkish mayor faces backlash over derogatory social media post targeting Armenians
Controversial Turkish mayor Tanju Özcan is facing backlash after posting a social media message using derogatory language towards Armenians, the Agos news website reported.
Özcan,...
Stockholm Center for Freedom calls on Malaysia to stop persecuting Turkish nationals
Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF), a monitoring group on rights violations in Turkey, remain highly concerned on the pattern of abductions, detentions and forcible...
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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...