Ümit Horzum released by Turkish court 145 days after his abduction in Ankara
Turkish citizen Ümit Horzum, who was kidnapped in Turkey’s capital of Ankara on December 6, 2017 over his alleged affiliation with the Gülen movement, was...
Three US senators move to block F-35 transfers to Turkey over deteriorating democracy
Three US senators introduced a measure on Thursday aimed at blocking the transfer of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to Turkey, a NATO...
COMMENTARY — Turkey’s Erdoğan trades in influence at the Council of Europe
By Abdullah Bozkurt
It was certainly not surprising to see that Turkey, led by the corrupt government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was mentioned in...
Turkish court postpones 46 Kurdish journalists’ trial until September
A Turkish court on Friday postponed until September the trial of 46 Kurdish journalists, known to the public as the "KCK Press Trial," while...
Protests grow over Turkish government’s plan to split up major universities
Protests are growing against a bill to split up 13 Turkish universities, including İstanbul, Gazi and Anadolu, with 5,000 academics signing a petition against...
Turkish gov’t detains 52 teachers, military officers over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained a total of 52 people, including teachers and military officers, in 12 provinces across Turkey on Friday as part of its...
Turkey’s Erdoğan accuses opposition leader of dictatorship
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday accused Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu of being a dictator, claiming that...
Turkish gov’t agency puts assets of 11 seized media outlets up for sale
Turkey’s Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) has put property belonging to 11 media outlets that were closed down by the Turkish government under the...
Turkish security guards beat students protesting gov’t bill to split up Gazi University
A protest against plans to split up Ankara’s Gazi University deteriorated into a melee on Thursday, resulting in several injuries and detentions and gunfire...
Turkish court upholds travel ban for Turkish-German journalist Tolu
Turkish-German journalist Meşale Tolu will not be allowed to leave Turkey, where she faces charges of disseminating terrorist propaganda, a Turkish court has decided.
The...
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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...