Germany to get involved in jailed journalist Yücel’s case at ECtHR
Germany will support the arrested journalist Deniz Yücel’s case at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), demanding that Yücel be released, Die Welt reported on...
Detention warrants issued for 2 more HDP deputies in Turkey
The Batman 2nd High Criminal Court issued a detention warrant on Tuesday for pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Batman deputies Ayşe Acar Başaran and Saadet...
32 detained in Diyarbakır for protesting dismissals under gov’t decree
Turkish police detained 32 members of the Confederation of Public Employees Trade Unions (KESK), some of whom were dismissed under a government decree issued...
Education minister says evolution is out, concept of jihad is in new curriculum in...
Turkish Education Minister İsmet Yılmaz has said a new national school curriculum will exclude evolution theory but will include the concept of jihad, or...
Amnesty International: Time for Western governments to tell Turkey ‘red lines crossed’
Amnesty International (AI) Director of Europe and Central Asia John Dalhuisen urged British and Western governments to end their silence over Turkey’s slide into...
Deputy PM: 111,240 civil servants dismissed since coup attempt
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş has announced that 111,240 civil servants have been dismissed from their jobs since a controversial coup attempt on...
Deputy PM says 966 companies, 4,888 assets seized from Gülen affiliated people
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş said on Monday that the government has seized 966 companies from people allegedly linked to the Gülen movement...
Coup suspects to appear in courts in special uniforms, Turkish Deputy PM says
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş said on Monday that Justice Ministry officials are working to design a special uniform for suspects who are...
ECtHR to give priority to cases of jailed HDP deputies in Turkey
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) will give priority to applications for the cases of 11 pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputies who...
Dozens of people detained or arrested over alleged links to Gülen movement on Monday
Police forces detained dozens of people including a goalkeeper, military officers, public servants and Turkish courts arrested a deputy governor and gave prison sentences...
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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...