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Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog imposes millions in fines on government-critical media
According to a recent statement by Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Utku Çakırözer, Turkey’s broadcasting regulator, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has imposed millions...
Turkish court hands down suspended sentence to singer on insult charges
An İstanbul court hearing a retrial has handed down a suspended sentence of more than two years to singer Atilla Taş on conviction of...
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog imposes program ban, fine on pro-opposition Halk TV
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), Turkey’s government regulator for broadcasting, has imposed a five-time program ban as well as an upper limit...
Writer imprisoned in Turkey not given food or water for 2 days
Celalettin Can, a writer incarcerated in an İstanbul prison, was not given food or water for two days, the Evrensel newspaper reported on Tuesday.
The...
Journalists condemn Turkey’s controversial ‘disinformation’ bill
Turkish journalist organizations on Tuesday denounced a government-backed bill that could see offenders jailed for three years for spreading “disinformation,” saying it threatens freedom...
Press Freedom in Turkey: 2021 in Review
The Turkish government continued to muzzle the press in 2021 in a variety of ways, including imprisoning journalists and using regulatory authorities to exert...
Situation of media freedom not improved in Turkey despite release of 20 imprisoned journalists:...
Turkey, once the world's worst jailer of journalists, is now ranked sixth in the Committee to Protect Journalists 2021 prison census after releasing 20...
Turkey does not investigate or prosecute journalistic activities: diplomatic response to UN
In its official response to a joint UN letter on the retrial of the country’s Reporters Without Borders (RSF) representative and journalist Erol Önderoğlu, the Turkish...
Turkey ranks second in jailing journalists: Committee to Protect Journalists
Turkey ranks second after China in jailing journalists, according to the annual global survey of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), which was published...
Exiled Turkish journalist attacked in Stockholm suburb
Swedish-based Turkish journalist Abdullah Bozkurt was attacked yesterday near his home in Stockholm, Nordic Monitor reported.
Bozkurt and his team of journalists in Sweden run the...
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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...