Turkey blocks access to X account of Stockholm Center for Freedom, critical journalists
Turkish authorities have blocked access in Turkey to the Stockholm Center for Freedom’s (SCF) X account as part of a sweeping order targeting 146...
RSF chief says Turkey’s press crackdown has become a model for others
Turkey has become a testing ground for tactics used to suppress independent journalism, with some methods later copied by other governments, the head of...
Turkey’s media watchdog warns broadcasters it is monitoring NATO summit coverage
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog has told media outlets to cover this week’s NATO summit in Ankara from a “national security” perspective and warned that their...
Turkey’s prisons hit 140 percent capacity as inmate population surpasses 427,000
Turkey's prison population has climbed above 427,000, exceeding official capacity by more than 122,000 people and pushing occupancy to roughly 140 percent, according to...
Jailed Erdoğan rival faces 3 hearings in one day as NATO leaders arrive in...
Jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s main political rival and the opposition’s presidential candidate, appeared in three separate court proceedings at...
More than 100 detained in Turkey during anti-NATO protests ahead of summit
Turkish police detained more than 100 people during anti-NATO protests in Ankara on Sunday, the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) said, as demonstrations were...
Journalists detained in Turkey as NATO summit looms
Two journalists were detained in Turkey on Sunday, their media outlets said, in the latest police operations ahead of a NATO summit in Ankara...
US congressional panel criticizes Turkey’s rights record in Cyprus and at home
A US congressional human rights panel on Tuesday criticized Turkey’s record in Cyprus and at home, warning that Ankara’s policies under President Recep Tayyip...
Turkish hospital again says seriously ill elderly prisoner can remain behind bars
A Turkish hospital has for the second time found that a seriously ill 73-year-old prisoner who was convicted over alleged links to the faith-based...
Opposition, artists, rights groups accuse gov’t of criminalizing satire after comedian’s arrest
Rights groups, opposition leaders and figures from Turkey’s arts scene rallied behind comedian Deniz Göktaş on Friday, accusing authorities of using pretrial detention to...
Latest Reports
New report exposes widespread, systematic rights violations in Turkey’s crackdown on the Gülen movement
STOCKHOLM— The Stockholm Center for Freedom today released a new report, “UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey in 2025, a year marked by continued democratic...
Weaponized Diplomacy: How Erdoğan Uses Turkish Missions for Transnational Repression
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This report reveals how the Turkish government has transformed its embassies and consulates into instruments of repression over the past decade. Once seen...
The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge
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This report examines how children from families targeted in Turkey’s unprecedented post-coup purge have endured the devastating consequences of persecution, social exclusion and...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2024.
Throughout the year Turkey continued...
Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech in...
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This report examines the surge of hate speech following the death of Fethullah Gülen, a US-based cleric whose followers have been systematically persecuted...
Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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This report focuses on how the Turkish government, under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has used family punishment against his opponents.
Sippenhaft, also known as...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2023.
The May 2023 re-election of...