Turkey detains 41 in nationwide operations targeting Gülen movement
Forty-one people have been detained in nationwide operations in the past 10 days as part of a continuing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement,...
29 women murdered in Turkey in August, rights group reports
Twenty-nine women were murdered by men in Turkey in August, while another 28 were found dead under suspicious circumstances, according to a statement released...
Turkish prosecutor seeks prison sentences for LeMan staff over controversial cartoon
The İstanbul chief public prosecutor is seeking prison sentences for six staff members of the LeMan satirical magazine over a cartoon in its June...
Turkey’s media regulator threatens pro-opposition BirGün TV with ban, critics cite weaponization of licensing
Turkey’s media watchdog has given pro-opposition outlet BirGün TV 72 hours to apply for a license or face an access ban, a move opposition...
First hearing set for 13 Turkish gendarmes accused of torture, custody death
The first hearing in the trial of 13 gendarmes accused of torturing two brothers and causing the death of one of them in custody...
Kurdish inmate barred from attending son’s funeral, taken to wake in handcuffs
Turkish authorities prevented Mehmet Durak Karak from attending his son’s funeral in Şanlıurfa province, allowing him to just attend the wake, in handcuffs, the...
Turkey bans concert by French singer over support for Israel
Turkish authorities said on Wednesday that they have banned a planned concert by French singer Enrico Macias in İstanbul after calls to protest the...
Turkish public employees union demands reinstatement of civil servants dismissed under emergency decrees
The Confederation of Public Employees’ Trade Unions (KESK) on Monday called for the reinstatement of civil servants dismissed by emergency decrees during a post-coup...
Turkey’s jails overflow as inmate population nears 420,000
The number of people held in Turkish prisons has risen by more than 16,000 since April, pushing the total inmate population to 419,194 as...
State-run dorm evicts 15 female students for participating in Istanbul protests
A state-run dormitory in Turkey's Mersin province has evicted 15 female students allegedly involved in nationwide protests against the detention and arrest of Istanbul...
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...