
Turkey
The authoritarian and highly centralized presidential government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has set back Turkey’s human rights record by decades, targeting perceived government critics and political opponents, profoundly undermining the independence of the judiciary, and hollowing out democratic institutions. Turkey has withdrawn from the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (the Istanbul Convention) and is subject to a Council of Europe infringement procedure for its failure to implement a judgment of the European Court of Human Rights ordering the release of jailed human rights defender Osman Kavala. Turkey hosts 3.7 million Syrian refugees and asylum seekers from Afghanistan and other countries.

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Turkey: Police and Gendarmerie Abuses in Earthquake Zone
Torture and Other Ill-Treatment, Indifference to Violent Assaults
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Turkey: Hundreds of Refugees Deported to Syria
EU Should Recognize Turkey Is Unsafe for Asylum Seekers
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Turkey Approves New Coal Mining to Feed Power Plants
Destruction of Forest Latest Battleground on Coal
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Turkey: Istanbul Police Mistreatment of Peaceful Protesters
Lawyers Denied Access to Clients and Abused
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How Social Media Became Key in Turkey’s Elections
Access to Information Crucial Amid Government Restrictions
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Jordan: Emirati/Turkish Man Facing Forced Return
Risk of Arbitrary Detention, Ill-Treatment in the United Arab Emirates
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Turkey’s Control of the Internet Threatens Election
Tech Firms Should Prioritize Rights; Government Should End Online Censorship
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