Jailed Turkish journalist Aydın: I am about to drown, I want a little oxygen
Turkish journalist Hüseyin Aydın, who has been held in İstanbul's notorious Silivri Prison for more than two years, has expressed his feelings in a...
Pro-Erdoğan Turkish media boss gets special treatment, makes $44 mln windfall profit
Turkey’s Capital Markets Board (SPK) exempted the pro-government Demirören Group from the legal obligation to solicit takeover bids from public shareholders in its purchase...
Turkish Cypriot journalist, his newspaper file suit against Turkey’s Erdoğan
Şener Levent and Turkish Cypriot publishing company Afrika have filed a lawsuit against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for instigating attacks on the newspaper...
IPI report indicates WhatsApp groups another side of censorship in Turkey
Turkey’s government is increasingly sharing news items with journalists via WhatsApp groups, ready to be “copied and pasted” in the next day’s paper, the International...
Jailed Turkish journalist Parıldak says she wants to destroy perception of her as a...
Turkish journalist Ayşenur Parıldak, a former Zaman daily reporter who was given seven years, six months in prison on charges of membership in a...
6,033 people taken to court over allegedly insulting Turkish President Erdoğan in 2017
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan filed criminal complaints against 6,033 people in 2017 over alleged insults of him, with 2,099 of them sentenced by...
Turkish journalist Şirin Kabakçı remains behind bars 16 months after incarceration
An İstanbul high criminal court has ruled to continue the imprisonment of Şirin Kabakçı, who used to be Konya bureau chief for the Zaman...
Turkish court rules for continuation of journalist Gündem’s imprisonment over Gülen links
A Turkish court ruled on Tuesday for a continuation of the imprisonment of Turkish journalist Mehmet Gündem, who was arrested in November 2017 on...
European socialists vow solidarity with jailed Turkish deputy Berberoğlu
The Party of European Socialists (PES) has vowed solidarity with Enis Berberoğlu, an imprisoned deputy from Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) whose...
Turkish gov’t prosecutes 292 people over social media posts in a week
The Turkish government has investigated 402 social media accounts and taken legal action against 292 users over the last week (Aug. 6-Aug. 13) on...
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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
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...