Turkish gov’t seals off Gezi Park days before the anniversary of 2013 protests
Turkish police has sealed off İstanbul's Gezi Park near the historical Taksim square ahead of the fourth anniversary of the nationwide anti-government demonstrations that...
Turkish gov’t detains 998 people in a week, issues detention warrants for 118 on...
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that 998 people have been detained in one week over the alleged links to the Gülen movement...
ECtHR faults Turkey for arrest of 314 people over Gülen links after failed coup
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that the pretrial detention of 314 people after a failed coup against Turkish President Recep...
Turkey detains Swedish citizen over alleged links to outlawed PKK
Turkish authorities have detained a Swedish citizen over suspected links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakır,...
Turkish educator Akçay in Mongolia applies to UN for urgent action against imminent abduction...
Turkish educator Veysel Akçay, the general director of schools affiliated with the Gülen movement in Mongolia, who was abducted by the agents of Turkey’s...
Judge from Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appels urges support for Erdoğan
Supreme Court of Appeals member Mustafa Aysal posted a message in a WhatsApp group aiming to garner support for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the...
Turkish intelligence agency MIT’s secret rendition flight and black torture site exposed: report
Turkey’s National Intelligence Agency (Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı, or MİT) operated a secret rendition flight and initiated a torture session on the spy plane when...
Trump says no concessions to Turkey for detained American pastor’s release
US President Donald Trump on Monday ruled out agreeing to any demands from Turkey to gain the release of a detained American pastor and...
Swedish FM Wallström slams arrest of six human righst defenders in Turkey
Margot Wallström, the Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, has reacted on the arrest of human righst defenders in Turkey and stated that "The (Swedish)...
Turkish gov’t detains 25 gendarmerie officers over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish police on Saturday detained 25 gendarmerie officers including some who had previously been suspended over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement as...
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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
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) has released its latest report, “Hate speech and hate crimes against Syrian refugees in Turkey,” a study that...
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...
Rule of Law(lessness) in Erdoğan’s Turkey: Violation of the principle of legality and no...
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This report focuses on how the criminal prosecutions and trials conducted on charges of terrorism since a coup attempt in Turkey in 2016...
Human rights in Turkey: 2021 in review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2021. Increasing pressure on the...