Erdoğan denies rights reports, says not many journalists in prison
There are not as many journalists in Turkish jails as has been claimed by human rights advocates, and those journalists who are in prison...
Severely disabled man kept in solitary cell despite medical report citing imminent health risk
A severely disabled inmate is being kept in a solitary cell despite a medical report saying he is not able to take care of...
Turkish man threatens family at knifepoint, claims impunity granted by the courts will protect...
In a harrowing case of domestic violence, a Turkish man who threatened his wife and children with death told them he would “get away...
111 prominent figures call on Turkish gov’t to take action for academics on hunger...
On the 111th day of a hunger strike launched by two academics, Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, who were fired from their jobs in...
Turkey issues arrest warrant for Die Welt journalist Yücel
A Turkish court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for Die Welt columnist Deniz Yücel, who is being tried in absentia on charges of...
EU chiefs express deep concerns on rights in Turkey to Erdoğan
The European Union’s top two officials said Tuesday they expressed deep concerns about human rights in Turkey in their first meeting in a year...
IJA marks World Press Freedom Day with plea to free jailed journalists, warning on...
The International Journalists Association (IJA), a Germany-based network of media workers living in exile, marked World Press Freedom Day on Saturday with a call...
New bill replacing state of emergency security measures introduced
Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan introduced a new "anti-terror" bill in Parliament on Monday that replaced...
7 detained for protesting interior minister during political campaign tour in İstanbul
Seven people were detained for protesting Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu while he was touring İstanbul’s Gazi neighborhood in a political campaign bus just days...
Pinterest jumps on bandwagon to appoint local representative to Turkey
The popular image-sharing platform Pinterest has announced that it will appoint a local representative to Turkey in line with a controversial social media law...
Latest Reports
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...