Women’s Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
The increase in rights violations against women in Turkey continued in 2023, with a rising number of femicide cases, bans on events organized by...
New judicial reform bill again requires women to take husband’s surname
Turkey’s legal provision allowing women to use their maiden name only in conjunction with their husband's surname, previously annulled by the Constitutional Court, has...
At least 5 women fall victim to femicide in 2 days, raising alarm over...
At least five women in Turkey have been killed in acts of femicide over the past two days, demonstrating the alarming prevalence of gender-based...
Mother of 9-month-old baby sent to prison in defiance of legal provisions
Suna Aras, the mother of a 9-month-old baby, was sent to prison in violation of a law that requires the postponement of the execution...
Large percentage of women do not feel safe alone at night, says TurkStat report
A total of 27.3 percent of women living in Turkey do not feel safe on the street at night, according to a 2020 report...
Turkish police give incorrect information to women requesting help against abusive partners
Turkish police departments are giving incorrect and conflicting information to women who request assistance and protection against violent and abusive partners, Deutsche Welle (DW)...
Women’s rights activists demand reinstatement of Istanbul Convention after 2 more femicides
Two women were murdered by their partners on Thursday, causing an outcry among women's rights activists, who demanded reinstatement of the Istanbul Convention, an...
Turkish women losing faith in government determination to effectively tackle gender-based violence
Women's rights activists have said since Turkey withdrew from the Istanbul Convention, an international treaty to combat violence against women, many women have lost faith...
2 women face deportation for taking part in protests against domestic violence
Two foreign nationals, Saida from Azerbaijan and Dalila from Italy, who were detained during demonstrations in İstanbul on November 25, the Day for the...
Turkey records 6 femicides in a single day
Men killed six women and severely injured one other across Turkey on Tuesday, the Evrensel newspaper reported.
The femicides were reported from Denizli, İzmir, İstanbul,...
Latest Reports
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...
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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.
In recent years...
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...