Fethullah Gülen reiterates no involvement in Turkey’s controversial coup attempt
US-based Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen has denied once more Turkish authorities’ accusations of masterminding a controversial coup bid in Turkey last year, in...
Turkish police detain student over fingerprints on Gülen books
Turkish police detained a university student after finding her fingerprints on books written by Fethullah Gülen that were thrown in the garbage to avoid...
Visually impaired journalist Cüneyt Arat sent to prison over alleged Gülen links
Visually impaired Turkish journalist Cüneyt Arat was sent to prison on Monday due to his alleged links to the Gülen movement. According to several...
A couple detained by Turkish police on their way to wedding ceremony over alleged...
Turkish government has increased the level of its persecution in the framework of its massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting the alleged followers of...
Teacher detained just after giving birth, handcuffed to bed at hospital by Turkish police
Turkish teacher Fatma Öztürk was detained just after she gave birth to her baby at Ege Umut Hospital in Manisa’s Turgutlu district while police...
Veteran journalist Çetinkaya faces risk of dying in Turkish jail
“I don’t want to lose my dad” a message posted on Twitter by Rahime Gül Çetinkaya whose father, a veteran journalist, faces risk of...
A new report in Sweden reveals Erdoğan orchestrated July 15 coup in Turkey
Last year’s failed coup attempt in Turkey is nothing but a false flag orchestrated by Turkey’s autocratic President Recep Tayip Erdoğan and his henchmen...
SCF’den çarpıcı darbe raporu: ‘15 Temmuz: Erdoğan’ın Darbesi’
İsveç merkezli düşünce kuruluşu Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF), geçtiğimiz yıl gerçekleşen tartışmalı darbe girişimi ile ilgili kapsamlı ve çarpıcı bir rapor yayınladı.
“15 Temmuz:...
Former Zaman columnist sentenced to 50 months in jail for threatening Erdoğan
An İstanbul court on Tuesday handed down a prison sentence of four years, two months to former Zaman daily columnist Mümtaz’er Türköne on charges...
Report: Syrian women in Turkey’s refugee camps forced into prostitution
Syrian women who had to fled from their war-torn country to Turkey with their families have been forced into prostitution in the refugee camps, which...
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.
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