Turkey issued detention warrants for 34 former TRT employees over alleged ByLock use
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued detention warrants for 34 former employees of the state-run Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) on...
Turkish penal court of peace bans access to Constitutional Court decision
A penal court of peace in İzmir has banned access to a Constitutional Court web page on which a ruling against police officers who...
A Kurdish villager shot dead allagedly by Turkish soldiers in Ardahan province
A Kurdish villager was allegedly shot dead by Turkish soldiers in Ardahan province on Tuesday morning. According to the reports by pro-Kurdish news outlets...
Turkish Intelligence Organization allegedly prepares ‘execution lists’ in the Hague
Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf has claimed that Turkish Intelligence Organization (MİT) has prepared “death lists” against the dissident Kurds in European countries. According to...
Turkish police detain student over fingerprints on Gülen books
Turkish police detained a university student after finding her fingerprints on books written by Fethullah Gülen that were thrown in the garbage to avoid...
Safeties installed on automatic rifles of Turkish police officers during minister’s visit
Turkish authorities have installed safety catches on M16 automatic rifles used by a special police force during a visit by Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu...
Up to 5 years in prison sought for two pro-Kurdish HDP deputies
A prosecutor is seeking up to five years in prison for pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Ağrı deputies Dirayet Taşdemir and Berdan Öztürk on...
Politician Meral Akşener slams Turkish Parliament speaker for degrading remark
Former Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) deputy and leadership candidate MeralAkşener has strongly criticized Turkish Parliament Speaker İsmail Kahraman for referring to her by the...
Detention of human rights defenders in Turkey extended for another 7 days
The detention of a group of human rights defenders who were taken into custody on July 5, 2017 during a workshop at a hotel...
23,427 academics affected by state of emergency in Turkey
A total of 23,427 academics have been affected by a state of emergency (OHAL) that was declared following a controversial military coup attempt on...
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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...