About 40 percent of Syrian children unable to go to school in Turkey
At least 40 percent of 1,623,000 Syrian children, who are refugees, are not going to school in Turkey, according to a report by Turkish...
Turkey bans Kurdish footballer Deniz Naki from professional football
Weeks after reporting that his car was shot at on a German motorway, midfielder Deniz Naki, the Amed SK player who is a supporter...
CHP’s Sarıhan: Turkish government jailed more than 570 lawyers since July 15, 2016
Turkish government has jailed more than 570 lawyers, mostly alleged members of the Gülen movement, under the rule of emergency which was declared in...
Over 1 million people demand freedom for Turkey’s Amnesty chair as trial resumes
More than one million people from 194 countries have demanded the release of Taner Kılıç, Amnesty International’s Turkey Chair and the dropping of charges...
Turkish gov’t detains 21 members of critical religious group, including its leader Kuytul
Turkish government has detained some 21 members of the critical religious Furkan Foundation, including its founder and leader Alparslan Kuytul, on Tuesday in the...
Turkish gov’t detains 26 more people for allegedly ‘promoting terror’ in social media
Turkish government has detained 26 more people across Turkey on Tuesday for allegedly taking part in alleged "smear campaign" against Turkey's military operation in...
International Crisis Group: Hostility against Syrian refugees rising in Turkey
The International Crisis Group (ICG) said in a report released on Tuesday that violence in Turkish cities between host communities and Syrian refugees increased...
COMMENTARY — Turkey tries to undermine the Council of Europe
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The regime of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, which has locked up almost 600 lawyers, was apparently irritated when the Parliamentary Assembly...
Pentagon says not aware of civilian casualties in Afrin under Turkish military operation
The Pentagon said Monday it has no information about civilian casualties in Syria’s Afrin region. "I am not aware of any incidents regarding what you...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for at least 85 people over alleged links to...
Turkish government has issued detention warrants for at least 87 people on Tuesday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting the...
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...