Turkey lowest-scoring country in Europe in internet freedoms: Freedom House
Turkey, where authorities frequently censor online content and harass individuals for their social media posts, has been ranked the lowest-scoring country in Europe for...
Body of missing student found as Turkey contends with femicides
As Turkey grapples with a wave of femicides, the body of a 21-year-old female student who went missing nearly three weeks ago has been...
Detention of Turkish journalist amounts to legal harassment: Coalition for Women in Journalism
The detention of Turkish journalist Pınar Gayıp is part of a broader pattern of legal harassment aimed at silencing the press, the Coalition For...
Turkish police detain 269 after rally for jailed PKK leader’s freedom
Turkish police have detained 269 people in connection to a recent demonstration in Turkey’s predominantly Kurdish province of Diyarbakır where protestors demanded an end to the...
Top court upholds acquittals in 1990s extrajudicial killings trial due to lack of ‘credible...
Turkey’s Supreme Appeals Court has ruled to uphold the acquittal of 19 defendants, including a former interior minister, in a trial involving the enforced...
Turkey sees rise in hate crime with a sharp increase in racist attacks: report
Turkey saw a sharp increase in discriminatory, racist and hate-fueled attacks between January 1 and September 1, 2024, according to a report published by...
Chanting pro-Kurdish slogans is protected by free speech laws, Turkey’s top court rules
Chanting pro-Kurdish slogans and singing songs in Kurdish are protected by freedom of speech laws, Turkey’s Constitutional Court said on Thursday, in a ruling...
Syrian worker murdered during prayer in alleged racially motivated attack in Turkey
A 42-year-old Syrian man was murdered in a knife attack at an industrial site in Turkey in what appears to be a racially motivated...
EU urges Turkey to probe claims of refugee abuse, forced deportations
The European Union on Friday called on Turkey to investigate claims of abuse of refugees in EU-funded centers and forced deportations to Afghanistan and...
Investigation reveals EU funds used to aid Turkey’s migrant deportations
Syrians and Afghans in Turkey face detention, abuse and deportation using EU-financed facilities and equipment, according to a new investigation published on Friday, Turkish...
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
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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...