Jailed Turkish journalist Emre Soncan: European politicians disloyal to European values
Turkish journalist Emre Soncan (36), who has been jailed in Turkey's notorious Silivri Prison in İstanbul for 667 days and sentenced by a court to...
Erdoğainst Turks get Le Point ad removed from billboard in France
A group of Turks in Avignon, France, succeeded in the removal of a publicity poster for the French magazine Le Point, which in its...
Turkish gov’t detains closed Zaman daily’s lawyer Odabaşı over Gülen links
Turkish police detained now-closed Zaman daily's lawyer Ali Odabaşı allegedly as he was trying to escape persecution of the Justice and Development Party (AKP)...
Turkish gov’t ready to block ‘abnormal’ social media messages on election day
The Turkish government is preparing to block “abnormal” social media messages during elections on June 24, the Cumhuriyet daily reported on Friday.
According to the...
Turkish journalist Ener sentenced to 7,5 years in prison over alleged links to Gülen...
A court in İstanbul has sentenced Yeni Asya daily editor Naciye Nur Ener Kılınç to 7,5 years in prison and ruled for the continuation of her...
Erdoğanist think tank lays down ‘terror reporting rules’ for Turkish media
Pro-government Turkish think tank the Foundation for Economic, Political and Social Research, or SETA, has recommended the introduction of mechanisms to control language used to report...
Turkish cartoonist given one-year jail sentence due to drawing featuring Moses
Cartoonist Seyfi Şahin, who used to work for the closed-down popular humor magazine Gırgır, has been handed down a jail sentence of one year,...
Turkish court rules for continuation of pro-Kurdish DİHA reporter Sayılğan’s imprisonment
A Turkish court on Wednesday decided for the continuation of Kurdish journalist İdris Sayılğan's pretrial detention, according to a report by the Platform for...
Wikimedia Foundation: Turkish minister ‘seriously misrepresented’ Wikipedia’s editing model
The Wikimedia Foundation has responded in an open letter to a May 18 statement made by Turkish Minister of Transport, Maritime, and Communications Ahmet...
Turkish gov’t accuses journalist Turköne, author of AKP defence in closure case, of coup...
Prof. Dr. Mümtazer Türköne (62), a political scientist, columnist and political activist, has been accused by the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government led...
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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...