SCF’s submission for the United Nations Universal Periodic Review of Turkey
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Stakeholder Report for the United Nations Universal Periodic Review
Submitted by the Stockholm Center for Freedom
for the 35rd Session of the Working Group
on the Universal...
Turkey’s press freedom deteriorates in November as journalists face detentions, censorship: report
Press freedom in Turkey continued to deteriorate in November, with journalists facing detentions, threats and lengthy sentences despite scant evidence, according to a monthly...
Journalist indicted over remarks about father of slain soldier
Turkish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of up to three years for a veteran journalist on charges of “inciting hatred and hostility among...
9 women detained in Ankara for demanding free feminine hygiene products
Turkish police dispersed a group of women in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Monday who wanted to stage a protest demanding free feminine...
Kurdish Red Crescent says civilians in Afrin under threat of massacre
Stating that 232 civilians, including 35 children and 29 women, have been killed and at least 668 civilians, among them some 90 children and 100...
CHP insists İmamoğlu remains presidential candidate despite legal pressure
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), which has been under a legal crackdown for more than a year, has reiterated that jailed İstanbul...
Minister’s claim of 90 pct compliance rate with ECtHR decisions in Turkey met with...
Turkish Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç’s recent statement that Turkey has a 90 percent compliance rate with judgments from the European Court of Human Rights...
Minority and Refugee Rights in Turkey: 2021 in Review
Minorities and refugees in Turkey continued to suffer from rights violations, hate speech and attacks throughout the year. President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and his...
Turkish authorities change 400-year-old mosque’s name from ‘Kürtler’ to ‘Türkler’
Turkish authorities have changed the name of a 400-year-old mosque in Turkey's Kilis province from "Kürtler Camii" (the Mosque of Kurds) to "Türkler Camii"...
Turkey’s state fund becomes country’s largest corporate power
Turkey’s state-run Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) has become one of the country’s biggest corporate actors after courts put 1,123 companies under its control...
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Torture, Ill-treatment and Prison Conditions in Turkey: 2025 in Review
Turkey's record on torture and ill-treatment continued to deteriorate in 2025, despite its commitments under international human rights conventions.
Throughout the year human rights organizations...
Turkey’s Transnational Repression: 2025 in Review
Turkey's campaign of transnational repression against critics abroad continued throughout 2025. Since a coup attempt in July 2016, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s long arm...
Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: 2025 in Review
During the year Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continued to relentlessly pursue anyone with alleged links with the faith-based Gülen movement, which he described...
Women’s rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
The state of women’s rights in Turkey showed no meaningful improvement in 2025, as longstanding problems persisted and new challenges emerged. Femicides, institutional failures...
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...