Radio Sweden exposes how Turkish gov’t tracking down regime critics in Sweden
Sweden's official radio station, Radio Sweden, has documented that Turkey's government is trying to identify and track down supporters of the opposition Gülen Movement...
[Interview] Turkey cannot be considered a safe country for migrants and asylum seekers, says...
Member of the European Parliament Tineke Strik said in an interview with the Stockholm Center for Freedom that Turkey cannot be considered a safe...
Turkey orders blocking of access to jailed journalist’s YouTube channel
A Turkish court has ordered the blocking of access to the YouTube channel of journalist Fatih Altaylı, who is currently being held in prison,...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 85, including 10 lawyers, over links to Gülen...
Turkish police has detained 16 people in an Ankara-based investigation in 30 provinces as part of Turkish government's massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting...
Interior Ministry to pay TL707,000 compensation to Gezi victim’s family
An Eskişehir court has convicted Turkey’s Interior Ministry to pay a compensation of TL707,000 to the family of Ali İsmail Korkmaz, who was killed...
Erdoğan’s daily routine: He calls Europe fascist, claims mosques were burned
Reiterating his Nazi accusations against European countries, Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday called Europe fascist again and accused the continent of...
PEN delegation not allowed to show solidarity with jailed authors in front of Silivri...
A large delegation of PEN International members was stopped on their way to Silivri Prison on Thursday where they wanted to deliver a message...
Jailed HR activists say translators giving inaccurate info about Büyükada meeting
A group of human rights defenders, who have been in jail since July 5, have said translators who attended a meeting on İstanbul’s Büyükada...
Turkish police detain 80 students protesting high housing prices
Eighty students who were spending the night in parks to protest high housing prices were detained by police Monday evening in İstanbul's Moda Park...
Burning of Quran in Stockholm sparks int’l condemnation
The burning of a copy of the Quran outside the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm on Saturday has been condemned by foreign governments, international organizations...
Latest Reports
New report exposes widespread, systematic rights violations in Turkey’s crackdown on the Gülen movement
STOCKHOLM— The Stockholm Center for Freedom today released a new report, “UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey in 2025, a year marked by continued democratic...
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...
Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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This report focuses on how the Turkish government, under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has used family punishment against his opponents.
Sippenhaft, also known as...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2023.
The May 2023 re-election of...