Dismissed teacher reinstated to job more than 4 years after his death
A former teacher who was dismissed from his job in an extensive purge in the aftermath of a coup attempt in Turkey in 2016...
Turkish academic announces he will not vote for any woman candidate in local elections
A professor of aviation and space sciences at Turkey’s Necmettin Erbakan University has announced that he will not vote for any female candidate in...
Turkish authorities detain 23 people over alleged Gülen links in a week of operations
Turkish authorities have over the past week detained 23 people due to alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkish media reported.
In the latest...
Turkey ordered detention of 51 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish prosecutors have over the past week ordered the detention of 51 people due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, according to local...
Local court rejects Demirtaş’s appeal for release despite ECtHR ruling
The Ankara 19th High Criminal Court on Friday rejected a request for release filed by Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş which was based on a...
3 journalists briefly detained in Turkey over İstanbul prosecutor story
Three journalists from the online version of left-leaning newspaper Birgün have been briefly detained for questioning under anti-terror legislation over a story linked to...
Pro-Kurdish party given additional 60 days to prepare defense in closure case
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has given the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and additional 60 days to prepare its defense in a closure case the...
112 journalists given various jail sentences in Turkey in 2018
A total of 520 journalists appeared in court in 2018, and 112 of them were given jail sentences of varying durations including aggravated life,...
Turkey remains stagnant in TI’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2024
Turkey has maintained its position with a score of 34 out of 100 in the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released by Transparency International...
Şenyaşar family seeks justice before regional appeals court in southeastern Turkey
Lawyers for the Şenyaşar family, who have been demanding justice for three of their relatives murdered by people connected to a lawmaker from the...
Latest Reports
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.
In recent years...