Erdoğanist university rector: Shaking hands with women ‘more horrific than holding fire’
Professor Mustafa Talk Gönüllü, the rector of Adıyaman University, who was appointed by Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has claimed that shaking hands...
Turkish government decided to extend rule of emergency for 5th time
Turkish government under the rule of autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has decided on Monday to extend Turkey's rule of emergency (OHAL) for the...
Report: Turkish Minister Kaya divorced from her husband over his alleged use of ByLock
Turkish Minister of Family and Social Policy Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya was reportedly divorced from her husband, Psychologist İlyas Kaya, over his alleged use...
Turkish gov’t detains 947 people in one week over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that 947 people have been detained in the week of October 9-October 15 as part of Turkish...
Turkish gov’t puts monetary award to catch 54 people over links to Gülen movement
Turkish government under the rule of autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has put monetary award for those who helped to catch 54 people over...
Turkish gov’t detains 3 people as fleeing from Turkey to Greece
Turkish government has detained three people at the Turkey-Greece border region in Edirne province as they were trying to flee from Turkey to Greece...
Jailed HDP co-chair Demirtaş’s storybook banned in Diyarbakir Prison
A selection of short stories written by the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party's (HDP) jailed co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş was banned by Diyarbakır prison administration for “including...
In contrast to what Pakistan did, Spain refuse to extradite author to Turkey
As reactions mount against Pakistan government which deported Turkish teacher Mesut Kaçmaz (43) and his family to Turkey despite of the fact that the...
Zaman daily’s Ankara office given to Erdoğan media group without any tender
Pro-government newspaper Akit reported on Sunday that the Ankara office of the Zaman Media Group, which was seized unlawfully in March 2016, was sold...
A Turkish court reporter Yakup Çetin faces lifetime jail over critical Tweets
A court reporter who had covered Turkey’s high-profile terrorism, organized crime, drug and corruption cases for years is being falsely accused of terrorism and...
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
Download PDF
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...
Download PDF
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...