European rights court orders Turkey to pay millions in damages to victims of post-coup...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ordered Turkey to pay damages to 468 individuals, ruling their detention in the aftermath of a...
Turkish bar associations, media groups call on gov’t to reject ‘foreign agents’ bill
The Media Solidarity Group, the Press Council and the Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB) have condemned proposed legislation in Turkey that will add...
Turkey considers switch to electronic voting system amid concerns over election security
Turkey’s Supreme Election Council (YSK) President Ahmet Yener has reportedly announced that preparations for adopting an electronic voting system are complete, while concerns mount...
Press freedom in Turkey further eroded in Q3 of 2024, report finds
The third quarter of 2024 marked intensified erosion of freedoms in Turkey, according to a report by Freedom of Expression and Press Agenda (İfade...
Turkey to probe 37 pro-Kurdish municipalities for alleged terror ties
Turkey is preparing to investigate 37 municipalities controlled by the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) over alleged connections to terrorism, Middle...
Prosecutors find no grounds to investigate mistreatment allegations of Kurdish woman
Prosecutors in Turkey’s southeastern Diyarbakir province have found no legal grounds to initiate an investigation into claims made by a 64-year-old woman of severe...
Arrest of 78-year-old mother of Turkish tycoon reveals extent of family punishment in Turkey
The recent remand to prison of Melek İpek, the 78-year-old mother of self-exiled Turkish businessman Akın İpek, led to additional attention to the Turkish...
Outspoken fashion designer briefly detained in İstanbul for criticizing gov’t on YouTube
Barbaros Şansal, one of Turkey’s most famous fashion designers and an outspoken critic of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was briefly detained in İstanbul...
Organizers cancel İstanbul film festival over ‘Queer’ ban
Organizers of an İstanbul film festival announced its cancellation Thursday to protest a local authority ban on the screening of “Queer,” starring former “James...
Turkey arrests journalist over social media post on prosecutors
An Istanbul court late on Saturday arrested a Turkish journalist over his social media posts on prosecutors investigating a mayor from Turkey's main...
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...