PACE president recalls importance of dialogue during visit to Turkey
Rik Daems, president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), recalled the importance of dialogue to overcome challenges during a visit...
ISIL suspects released in big numbers under Erdoğan’s rule
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Cells linked to Turkish networks of al-Qaeda and Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) have been mushrooming in İstanbul’s conservative Sultanbeyli...
President Erdoğan: We will take social media under control
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced on July 1 that he and his government would take social media platforms under control, Turkish media reported.
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Turkish court releases 6 May Day demonstrators from pre-trial detention
An İstanbul court on Friday decided to release six of the dozens of demonstrators who were put in pre-trial detention for attempting to defy...
Uyghurs continue their protest in Ankara amid accusations of systematic rape in Xinjiang camps
Uyghurs living in Turkey are continuing their protest outside the Chinese Embassy in Ankara, demanding information on family members held at internment camps in...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court denies release request of inmate with brain tumors and disabled son
Turkey’s Constitutional Court last week denied the request for release of Lütfi Koç (46), a political prisoner suffering from two brain tumors and a...
Turkey’s Erdoğan allegedly sent army chief, advisor to Gül to prevent his candidacy
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar and his chief advisor, İbrahim Kalın, to former President Abdullah Gül...
EU expresses ‘serious concerns’ about rule of law, independent judiciary in Turkey
A spokesperson for the European Union has expressed “serious concerns” over the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary in Turkey, in...
5,786 Turkish nationals seek asylum in Greece since controversial coup attempt
A total of 5,786 Turkish citizens have sought asylum in neighboring Greece in the 27 months following a controversial coup attempt on July 15,...
Hagia Sophia’s change of status indicative of Turkey’s disregard of cultural and religious values:...
The change of the status of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul from a museum to a mosque in July indicates Turkey's disregard of cultural and...
Latest Reports
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...