Police detain picnicking teachers over alleged coup involvement
Seven teachers were detained while having a picnic at an İstanbul park on Tuesday over alleged links to the Gülen movement, which the government...
HRW examines what constitutional reforms mean for human rights situation in Turkey
Turkey will hold a referendum on April 16, 2017, on constitutional amendments that would change the structure of governance in the country from a...
Indictment against Cumhuriyet journalists finalized on 156th day of arrest
İstanbul prosecutors have finally prepared an indictment against Cumhuriyet daily journalists and executives who were arrested in November in 2017 on charges of supporting...
9 out of 45 judges and prosecutors, who dismissed on Monday, detained on Tuesday
Nine judges and prosecutors, who were among 45 judges and prosecutors who were dismissed by Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) on Monday,...
Detention warrants issued for 41 Court of Accounts employees over Gülen links
An Ankara prosecutor has issued detention warrants for 41 employees working for Turkey’s Court of Accounts due to their alleged links to the faith-based...
Swedish academics, journalists appeal for journalist Şahin Alpay’s release
A group of Swedish academics and journalists have signed a letter addressing Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ to call for the release of columnist...
Zarrab’s new lawyers seek to resolve case with Trump administration, Erdoğan
Two prominent lawyers added last week to the legal team of Reza Zarrab, a Turkish-Iranian businessman who is awaiting trial on charges of violating...
Hunger Strike Of Prisoners In İzmir’s Şakran Prison On 48nd Day
The indefinite and irreversible hunger strike, that pro-Kurdish political prisoners at İzmir Aliağa Şakran Prison launched on February 15, 2016 for an end to...
45 jurists dismissed and 3 judges, who released 21 journalists, suspended over Gülen links
Forty five judges and prosecutors have been dismissed while three judges who have decided to release 21 jailed journalists on Friday, have been suspended by...
Turkish court blocks @TurkeyPurge twitter account for the third time
An Ankara court has ruled to block access to turkeypurge.com and @TurkeyPurge twitter account for the third time in 6 months without issuing prior notification, citing “legal consideration” of...
Latest Reports
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's 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.
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Turkey’s Transnational Repression: Abuse of asset freezing mechanisms under the pretext of prevention of...
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This report focuses on how the Turkish government’s decisions to freeze assets based on the pretext of preventing the financing of terrorism have...