October 2002

Vol. 14, No. 7 (D)

TURKEY

DISPLACED AND DISREGARDED
Turkey's Failing Village Return Program

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RECOMMENDATIONS

Recommendations to the Turkish Government

Recommendations to Intergovernmental Organizations with an Interest in Displacement, including the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)

Recommendations to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe

Recommendations to the World Bank

Recommendations to the European Union

Recommendations to E.U. Member Governments and the U.S. Government

Displaced and Disregarded

Forcible Displacement under Turkish and international Law and Standards

Overcrowding and Poverty in the Cities

Overcrowded and unsanitary housing

Poverty and unemployment

Health and social problems

Municipal efforts to relieve hardship

Inconsistent Return Statistics

The Village Return and Rehabilitation Project

Feasibility Study Leaves Questions Unanswered

Resettlement Projects

Central villages

Village-Townships

Impediments to Return

Governors block return

Gendarmes block return

Village guards block return

The risk from landmines

No Domestic Remedy

Villagers from Kelekçi Win International Justice

Civil Society Barred from the Process

International Nongovernmental and Intergovernmental Organizations at Arm's Length

Conclusion: the Potential Rewards of Partnership

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