Turkish police chief leading probe into top coup suspect arrested over alleged Gülen links
Ercan Özoğluöz, a Turkish police chief who was in charge of the effort to apprehend the number one suspect in a controversial coup attempt...
Jailed Turkish journalist Soncan to sparrows: ‘I am begging; Don’t build your nests in...
Journalist Emre Soncan (36), who has been jailed in Turkey’s notorious Silivri Prison in İstanbul for 762 days and sentenced by a court to seven...
Turkish gov’t detains 267 people last week over their alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish government has detained 267 people in investigations as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting the alleged members of the Gülen...
Spying allegations into Turkish imams in Germany continue to expand
Another state in Germany has launched an investigation into allegations of Turkish imams affiliated with the German-based Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DİTİB) spying...
Turkey denying visas to Kyrgyz students at Gülen affiliated schools and their families
Kyrgyz nationals who study at the schools affiliated with the Gülen movement as well as their families are being denied visas to Turkey, said...
Deputy head of Turkish Religious Affairs Directorate discharged from duty
The deputy head of Turkish Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet), which is led by controversial top imam Mehmet Görmez, was discharged from his duty on...
German intel expert says Erdoğan was behind failed coup based on CIA, BND reports
German intelligence expert and author Erich Schmidt-Eenboom has said Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, not the faith-based Gülen movement, was behind a failed...
Infamous Turkish intelligence tied to autocratic President Erdoğan by new gov’t decree
The infamous Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MİT) was tied to the presidency with two new decrees (KHK) that Turkey issued on Friday morning, enabled...
Trump: American pastor standing trial in Turkey ‘a totally innocent man’
An American pastor standing trial in Turkey on allegations of aiding terrorist groups is “a totally innocent man,” US President Donald Trump said on...
Turkish opposition leader’s lawyer: Prosecutor asked me why I cancelled my cable subscription
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s lawyer, Celal Çelik, who was released on Friday after 14 days of detention over...
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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...
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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