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 Turkey has withdrawn from the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (the Istanbul Convention) and is subject to a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: Hundreds of Refugees Deported to Syria
EU Should Recognize Turkey Is Unsafe for Asylum Seekers
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Syria: Turkey-Backed Fighters Kill 4 Kurdish Civilians
Ankara Should Open Independent, Transparent Investigation
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Turkey: Suspend Time Limit on Travel Outside Quake Zone
60-Day Limit for Refugees Arbitrary, Harmful
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Turkey: Tightened Control in Election Run-Up
Erdogan Government Strengthens Online Censorship, Ruthlessly Punishes Critics
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Turkey: Closure Case against Political Party Looms
Trial an assault on political opposition and democratic norms before elections
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Turkey: Court Convicts Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu
Imposes Political Ban with Sentence, Subject to Appeal
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Northeast Syria: Turkish Strikes Exacerbate Humanitarian Crisis
Critical Infrastructure Targeted; Basic Rights Endangered
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