CPJ calls for release of pro-Kurdish outlet employee, journalists detained in Turkey on trumped-up...
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Turkey to release an employee of the pro-Kurdish Yeni Yaşam newspaper as well as all...
Germany, France demand immediate release of activist Kavala ahead of Gezi retrial
Representatives of the German and French governments have called on Turkey to immediately release prominent businessman and human rights activist Osman Kavala, who has...
Turkey’s main opposition CHP’s jailed deputy Berberoğlu quits medication in protest
Enis Berberoğlu, a jailed deputy from Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has refused to take medication he has been prescribed in protest...
Far-right leader marks 64th birthday behind bars, calls imprisonment politically motivated
Ümit Özdağ, leader of Turkey’s far-right Victory Party (ZP), celebrated his 64th birthday behind bars, claiming in a letter from prison that his ongoing...
UN reveals involvement of Turkish intelligence agents in torture sessions in Syria: report
A report issued by a United Nations commission on February 7, 2023 reveals the involvement of Turkish officials in the torture of victims who...
2 more infants join their mothers in Turkish prison as crackdown on dissidents continues
As families continue to fall victim to Turkey's post-coup purge, two more infants, 3-month-old Mehmet Mirza and 1-year-old Ahmet Ümit, joined their mothers in...
Turkish President Erdoğan says Trump shot Turkey in the foot
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday said the US has shot Turkey in the foot with its recent sanction decisions, underlining that Ankara...
Turkey’s Baykar sent $120 mln in drones and missiles to Sudanese army: report
Baykar, Turkey’s largest defense contractor, has secretly supplied $120 million worth of drones and warheads to the Sudanese military despite international sanctions, Turkish Minute...
State-owned bank continues declining applications for earthquake assistance loan submitted by post-coup purge victims
Turkish state-owned Vakıfbank is continuing to decline applications filed by individuals who were fired from the civil service following a July 15, 2016 coup...
Refugees in Turkey’s Aegean region suffered 2,980 rights violations in first quarter of 2021:...
Refugees living in the Aegean region of Turkey suffered 2,980 rights violations in the first four months of 2021, the Mezopotamya news agency reported,...
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.
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