Turkish gov’t prosecutes 263 people over social media posts in a week
The Turkish government has investigated 320 social media accounts and taken legal action against 263 users over the last week (Oct.1-Oct.8) on accusations of...
Turkish gov’t detains yet another pro-Kurdish journalist
The Turkish government has detained pro-Kurdish journalist Çağdaş Kaplan, editor-in-chief of the Yeni Yaşam newspaper, in İstanbul, according to a report by the Mezopotamya...
Turkish police believe Saudi journalist was killed at consulate
Turkish authorities believe that prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who disappeared four days ago after entering Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, was killed inside...
Report: 110 journalists appear in Turkish courts in Sept., 5 get total of 21...
In the month of September, four journalists in Turkey were detained, one was arrested, 110 appeared in court hearings, five were given a total...
Some 300 newspapers, printing houses shut down due to rising paper costs in Turkey
Around 300 local newspapers and printing houses have closed their doors in Turkey due to increases in the price of paper as a result...
Case of jailed journalist Şirin Kabakçı – A prototype of persecution in Erdoğan’s Turkey
Şirin Kabakçı (53), who used to be the provincial bureau chief in Konya for the Zaman newspaper, Turkey’s most highly circulated newspaper before the...
Turkish court jails 2 more people for allegedly insulting President Erdoğan
Two people in Turkey’s Tekirdağ province were arrested on Wednesday on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on social media, according to a...
Turkish President Erdoğan takes aim at media, claims ‘Democracy not possible with it’
Democracy is not possible with the media, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has stressed, arguing that even the most powerful countries in today’s world...
Critical Saudi journalist Khashoggi goes missing in Turkey
Friends and relatives of Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington-based Saudi journalist known for being a vocal critic of the Saudi leadership, said that they lost...
Turkish appeals court upholds aggravated life sentences for 6 journalists
A Turkish appeals court in İstanbul on Tuesday upheld aggravated life sentences handed down to six jailed journalists including prominent figures Ahmet Altan and...
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New report exposes how Turkey weaponizes embassies and consulates to target critics abroad
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today released its latest report, “Weaponized Diplomacy: How Erdoğan Uses Turkish Missions for Transnational Repression,” which reveals how...
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
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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...