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The Stockholm Center for Freedom was founded in organization founded in 2017 by [[Abdullah Bozkurt]].<ref name=”SCFabout2017″>[https://stockholmcf.org/about-us/ About Stockholm Center for Freedom], [https://stockholmcf.org/ Stockholm Center for Freedom], 2017. Retrieved: 17 July 2017]</ref><ref name=”6jan2020″>{{cite news |last1=Erbay |first1=Nur Özkan |date=6 January 2020 |title=How does FETÖ’s mouthpiece in Sweden generate fake news? |url=https://www.dailysabah.com/op-ed/2020/01/06/how-does-fetos-mouthpiece-in-sweden-generate-fake-news |accessdate=26 March 2020 |work=Daily Sabah |quote=Bozkurt has a warrant out for his arrest stemming from his FETÖ membership.}}</ref> The SCF headquarters is located [[Stockholm]], Sweden |
The Stockholm Center for Freedom was founded in organization founded in 2017 by [[Abdullah Bozkurt]].<ref name=”SCFabout2017″>[https://stockholmcf.org/about-us/ About Stockholm Center for Freedom], [https://stockholmcf.org/ Stockholm Center for Freedom], 2017. Retrieved: 17 July 2017]</ref><ref name=”6jan2020″>{{cite news |last1=Erbay |first1=Nur Özkan |date=6 January 2020 |title=How does FETÖ’s mouthpiece in Sweden generate fake news? |url=https://www.dailysabah.com/op-ed/2020/01/06/how-does-fetos-mouthpiece-in-sweden-generate-fake-news |accessdate=26 March 2020 |work=Daily Sabah |quote=Bozkurt has a warrant out for his arrest stemming from his FETÖ membership.}}</ref> The SCF headquarters is located [[Stockholm]], Sweden<ref name=”6jan2020″ /><ref name=”RCM_SCF”>[http://www.rcmediafreedom.eu/Tools/Stakeholders/Stockholm-Center-for-Freedom-SCF Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF)], [http://www.rcmediafreedom.eu/ European Centre for Press and Media Freedom]. Retrieved: 17 July 2017] |
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</ref> The group moved to Sweden after the government crackdown on press freedom in Turkey after the failed [[2016 Turkish coup d’état attempt|2016 coup d’état attempt]], which the government blamed on [[Gülenist|Gülenists]] (FETÖ).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Caucaso |first=Osservatorio Balcani e |title=Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) |url=https://www.rcmediafreedom.eu/Tools/Stakeholders/Stockholm-Center-for-Freedom-SCF |access-date=12 April 2025 |website=Media Freedom Resource Centre OBCT |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 February 2017 |title=Turkey: journalism is not a crime |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2017/02/free-turkey-media/ |access-date=12 April 2025 |website=Amnesty International |language=en}}</ref> The group is mainly focused on issues related to [[Human rights in Turkey|human rights]] and [[Censorship in Turkey|freedom of the press]] in [[Turkey]], although it occasionally reports on other countries as well.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Caucaso |first=Osservatorio Balcani e |title=Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) |url=https://www.rcmediafreedom.eu/Tools/Stakeholders/Stockholm-Center-for-Freedom-SCF |access-date=27 March 2025 |website=Media Freedom Resource Centre OBCT |language=it}}</ref> It has issued a number of reports in both English and Turkish on the human rights situation in Turkey.<ref name=”SCFreports2017″>[https://stockholmcf.org/report/ Reports Stockholm Center for Freedom], [https://stockholmcf.org/ Stockholm Center for Freedom], 2017. Retrieved: 17 July 2017</ref> |
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=== Alleged links to the Gülen movement === |
=== Alleged links to the Gülen movement === |
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Human rights organization in Sweden
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (The SCF) is an advocacy organization founded in 2017 by the Turkish journalist Abdullah Bozkurt. The SCF has been headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden due to the Turkish government crackdown on freedom of the press. The group is mainly focused on issues related to human rights and press freedom in Turkey.
The Stockholm Center for Freedom has allegedly been linked to the pro-Islamism Gülen movement, which has been labeled a terrorist organisation by the Government of Turkey.
The Stockholm Center for Freedom was founded in organization founded in 2017 by Abdullah Bozkurt.[1][2] The SCF headquarters is located Stockholm, Sweden[2][3] and journalist Levent Kenez serves as its Secretary General.[4] The group moved to Sweden after the government crackdown on press freedom in Turkey after the failed 2016 coup d’état attempt, which the government blamed on Gülenists (FETÖ).[5][6] The group is mainly focused on issues related to human rights and freedom of the press in Turkey, although it occasionally reports on other countries as well.[7] It has issued a number of reports in both English and Turkish on the human rights situation in Turkey.[8]
Alleged links to the Gülen movement
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The Stockholm Center for Freedom has been accused by Turkish media of having links to the pro-Islamism Gülen movement, which has been designated as a terrorist organization by the Turkish Government.[9][10][2] Bozkurt was formerly a bureau chief for the English-language edition of Zaman, a Gülen-aligned newspaper. Due to the alleged ties between the SCF and FETÖ, and his membership in the movement, Bozkurt is a fugitive with a warrant out for his arrest.[11][2][12]
