Turkish gov’t requests that Kosovo extradite alleged members of Gülen movement
The Turkish government requested that the Kosovo administration extradite alleged members of the Gülen movement, during a visit to the country by Turkish Foreign...
Turkish prosecutor demands 7,5 years for 32 academics for signing peace petition
Thirty-two Turkish academics who signed a peace petition were called before a criminal court on Friday, where the prosecutor demanded the court sentence them...
Saudi Arabia admits Khashoggi killed in Istanbul consulate
Saudi Arabia on Saturday admitted that dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside its consulate in İstanbul, state media said, two weeks after his...
COMMENTARY — Why Erdoğan and partners are targeting İncirlik Airbase in Turkey
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Through the mobilization of their proxies in jihadist and ultranationalist groups, Turkey’s Islamist rulers and their neo-nationalist allies in the judicial, security...
EP Rapporteur Piri warns: Without urgent reforms no improvement in EU-Turkey ties
Kati Piri, the European Parliament’s (EP) rapporteur on Turkey, said on Friday that there will be no improvement in EU-Turkey relations without urgent democratic...
Health is most critical issue in overcrowded Turkish prisons, says NGO executive
Civil Society Association for Law Enforcement Systems (CISST) executive board member Berivan Korkut has said health is the most critical issue in overcrowded Turkish...
Report: At least 58 suspicious deaths identified in Turkish prisons since July 15, 2016
At least 58 suspicious deaths have occurred in Turkish prisons since a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016, said a report released on...
Turkey’s Erdoğan, who has dismissed some 7,000 critical academics, complains about quality of universities
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has dismissed thousands of academics from their jobs due to their critical thinking, complained on Friday about the...
Turkish gov’t denies sharing Khashoggi audio recordings with US
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Friday denied that audio recordings involving the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi were shared with US Secretary...
Albania rejects Ankara’s call to extradite Turkish nationals over alleged Gülen links
After Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu called on Albania to close down schools over their alleged links to the Gülen movement and “extradite the...
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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...