Victims of enforced disappearance testify before Turkey Tribunal: report
Victims of enforced disappearances perpetrated by Turkey testified on their abductions by the state agents on Tuesday before the judges of the Turkey Tribunal,...
20,571 military personnel summarily dismissed from Turkish Armed Forces over alleged Gülen links
A total of 20,571 military personnel have been summarily dismissed from the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) since a coup attempt on July 15, 2016...
Turkish gov’t furious over harshest report ever released by EU on Turkey
The Turkish government led Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is furious over a report released on Tuesday by the European Commission that is the most critical...
Turkey investigates social media users calling for int’l help to combat wildfires
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into social media users who shared and supported an aid campaign on Twitter earlier this week seeking international...
Turkish man with $1 bills acquitted of Gülen links after admitting cocaine purchase
Mehmet Sinan İnce, a lawyer who had represented Turkey’s infamous mob boss Alaattin Çakıcı, was acquitted by a Turkish court of membership in the...
Turkish court orders seizure of exiled journalist Can Dündar’s assets
Exiled Turkish journalist Can Dündar (54) was stripped of his assets and declared a fugitive by an Istanbul court on Wednesday, Turkish media reported.
The...
Turkey’s Erdoğan urges Beninese president to eliminate Gülen-linked activity in Benin
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has pressed Beninese President Patrice Talon to take necessary steps to end the activities of followers of the Gülen...
Biggest problem faced by women in Turkey is domestic violence, survey shows
A survey conducted by the Ankara-based Metropoll in March has revealed that domestic violence is the biggest problem faced by women in Turkey, Turkish...
Women’s day events held amid bans, police intervention in Ankara, İstanbul
Large groups of women on Tuesday held marches to mark International Women’s Day, protesting the widespread issues of male violence and sexism in the...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 68 military officers over alleged Gülen links
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Monday issued detention warrants for 68 military officers, including 22 colonels and 27 lieutenant colonels, over their alleged...
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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
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
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...