Number of arrests over May Day demonstrations rises to 49
With 11 more arrests ordered by an İstanbul court on Monday, the number of people arrested for allegedly resisting law enforcement on May Day...
Former public servant rearrested after serving more than 5 years for alleged Gülen movement...
Selami Bal, a former public servant who was fired from his job in a wide-ranging purge in the aftermath of a July 2016 coup...
14 teenagers detained over alleged Gülen links
Turkish police on Tuesday detained 14 minors, all reportedly aged 15, during raids in Istanbul for alleged links to the Gülen movement, according to...
Turkey continues to host the largest number of refugees in the world: UN report
Turkey is still the leading host country for refugees worldwide, with a population of nearly 3.6 million individuals seeking shelter, mainly from war-torn Syria,...
Turkey leads Europe in prison population, number of inmates per capita
Turkey has surpassed all European countries in both total prison population and inmates per capita as of 2022, signaling a significant upward trend in...
Finance watchdog visited Turkey ahead of ‘grey list’ decision: report
A team from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an international watchdog that placed Turkey on its "grey list" in 2021, recently held meetings...
57 women killed by men, 34 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in...
Fifty-seven women were murdered by men in Turkey in March and April, and 34 more died under suspicious circumstances, the We Will Stop Femicide...
1 in 3 police officers in Turkey considers suicide, study finds
Three out of every 10 police officers in Turkey have considered suicide, according to a recent study conducted by the Police Union.
The study, involving...
Documentary filmmaker facing terrorism charges released on probation
A Turkish court has released from custody a documentary filmmaker who is facing terrorism charges due to a 2015 documentary on Kurdish militants after...
2 journalists detained in house raids in Turkey
Eight people including two journalists have been detained in house raids in the predominantly Kurdish province of Diyarbakır in southeastern Turkey, the Turkish Minute...
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...