Turkish gov’t detains 2,113 people in first 25 days of March over alleged links...
The Turkish government has detained at least 2,113 people as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement...
Erdoğan says Turkish military to take control of Syria’s Tal Rifaat
The Turkish military's ongoing operation in Syria will achieve its goal when Tal Rifaat in northern Aleppo is taken under control by the army,...
Prosecutor accuses Gülen movement of spreading Christianity in Turkey
An indictment that demands 35 years in prison for American pastor Andrew Brunson, who has been jailed in Turkey since October 2016, accuses the...
Turkish police detain more students at Boğaziçi University over Afrin tension
Following a statement by autocratic Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday that the government will clean “communist and terrorist students” out of universities,...
Turkish gov’t confiscates 2,500 schools, dismisses 30,000 teachers over Gülen links
Turkish Education Ministry Undersecretary Yusuf Tekin on Sunday said they have completed a purge of Gülen movement members and institutions in his ministry, the...
US Rep. Pascrell slams decision to drop charges against Turkish president’s bodyguards
The rule of law must take precedence over political expediency in the case against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s bodyguards, said US Rep. Bill Pascrell,...
Report: Turkish airstrikes destroy archaeological site of Brad in Syria’s Afrin
A bombardment by Turkish fighter jets has reportedly destroyed the archaeological site of Brad, which lies 15 kilometers south of the northwestern Syrian city...
Turkish man released pending trial pictured sitting near graves of 4 family members killed...
A photo showing Burak Aydın, a teacher who was jailed for alleged Gülen links, visiting the graves of four of his family members who...
RSF calls on EU leaders to insist on press freedom at summit with Turkey
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has written a letter to European Union leaders in advance of an EU-Turkey summit in Varna, Bulgaria, on March 26...
Jailed Turkish academic Laçiner: I got used to lynching, at least accusations should make...
Renowned Turkish academic and political scientist Prof. Dr. Sedat Laçiner, who was arrested in the wake of a controversial military coup on July 15,...
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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
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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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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...