Turkish police raid 118 houses, detain 72 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
Seventy-two people were detained in İzmir province on Sunday morning in a police operation targeting members of the faith-based Gülen movement, according to the...
Elder brother of man who lost his wife in Athens last week detained in...
Mehmet Ali Uludağ, whose wife died Athens last week as he was waiting in Germany to reunite with his family, who had to flee...
US lawmakers propose halting weapons sales to Turkey
A $717 billion annual US defense policy bill, whose details were released on Friday, includes a measure to temporarily halt weapons sales to Turkey.
According...
IFEX calls for int’l action for pro-Kurdish human rights lawyer Keskin
The global network for defending and promoting free expression (IFEX) made an urgent call on Thursday for international action to prevent a lengthy time in...
Persecution of Gülen movement’s alleged followers by Turkey’s Erdoğan regime goes on
Turkish government's persecution targeting the alleged members of the Gülen movement has continued on the weekend. In a Mersin-based investigation 5 military cadets and...
Turkish presidential candidate calls on Erdoğan to release Demirtaş from jail
Muharrem İnce, the presidential candidate for Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), called for the release of Selahattin Demirtaş, the jailed former co-chair...
Woman, child, accountant, groom are new victims of witch hunt under Turkey’s state of...
Turkey has become a stage of enormous human rights violations under a state of emergency declared by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)...
Over 41,000 education staff dismissed since 2016 coup attempt in Turkey
A total of 34,000 teachers have been dismissed along with 5,882 academics and 1,372 administrative personnel from universities in Turkey as part of a...
Turkish court rules for continuation of journalist Mehmet Baransu’s imprisonment
A Turkish court ruled on Friday for the continuation of former Taraf daily journalist Mehmet Baransu's imprisonment after three days of hearings and also...
SCF, IOHR celebrate World Press Freedom Day in Stockholm event
World Press Freedom Day was celebrated in the capital of Sweden on Thursday by the Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) and the London-based International...
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.
In recent years...