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DEMOCRACY
IN TURKEY

Congress should take bold steps to support democracy in Turkey.
Congress should not give Erdogan an out for the mistakes he has made.
Congress should apply pressure with existing tools to stop the persecution in Turkey.
Congress should offer long-term support to embattled democratic forces inside Turkey in order to build relationships for the future and hold out the promise of a renewed strategic partnership.

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142 members of Congress urge Biden to pressure Turkey on human rights abuses:

142 bipartisan members of Congress sent a letter to President Biden, urging him to pressure Turkey to end the ongoing persecution, especially against the Hizmet Movement, halt its transnational repression campaigns, and release all prisoners of conscience.

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October 2, 2024

Protesters demand justice in Strasbourg for victims of Turkey’s post-coup crackdown:

Over 2,000 Turkish expatriates and human rights activists gathered in front of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg to demand justice for victims of Turkey’s ongoing rights violations. The protest highlighted the post-2016 crackdown on non-loyalist citizens and urged the CoE and ECtHR to take swift action despite past rulings.

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November 10, 2023

New Report: Turkey’s confiscation of $50 billion from participants of Hizmet "Gulen" Movement constitutes crimes against humanity

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November 3, 2023

A total of 63 journalists were behind bars in Turkey
The report detailed the alleged rights violations against members including the detention of 12 journalists, three of whom were later arrested.
Forty-four trials concerning journalistic work continued during the month, with two journalists ending a total sentence of 10 years in prison.

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October 19, 2022

Members of European Parliament, U.S. Congress speak out against the unlawful detainment of Gulen affiliates amid Turkey's crusade to smother dissenting voices after 2016 coup.

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September 24, 2021

The Turkey Tribunal took place in Geneva with experts in Europe discussed Turkey's enforced disappearance, act of torture and other human rights violations with victims speaking of their experiences. The judges' verdict was the violations caused since 2016 could amount to crimes against humanity in an application lodged with an appropriate international body.

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July 11, 2022

ECtHR) handed down a landmark judgment announced on July 11, 2022 against Turkey for its failure to carry out the court's order to free the imprisoned human rights defender Osman Kavala.

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Turkey Tests What NATO Stands For:

When Washington, D.C., hosts the 2024 NATO Summit, member Turkey will attend with a lot of anti-democratic baggage, which last week was called out by 142 members of Congress.

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USCIRF: Examines religious freedom developments in the first half of 2024, as well as ongoing factors affecting freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) within Turkey. It outlines how Turkish religious nationalism has contributed to these restrictions and explains the violations religious minority communities, dissenting Sunni Muslims, and secularists in Turkey continue to face. The report also notes attacks by nonstate actors on the basis of religion.

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October 4, 2023

The 2023 Freedom on the Net report, scores Turkey as a 30 in a 100-point index with scores being based on a scale of 0 to 100. This means that TURKEY IS NOT A FREE COUNTRY in 2022, scoring a little worse than last year, 32/100.

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October 24, 2023

Turkish police have detained 611 people in raids carried out across the country for alleged links to the Hizmet 'Gulen' movement and helping the family members of imprisoned people.

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June 25, 2022

Human rights foundations have said in a joint statement that Turkey has become a place of torture during the rule of the AKP government.

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September 28, 2023

The Global Organized Crime Index 2023 has ranked Turkey as the 14th worst country of the 193 UN member states. The report labeled Turkey as a mafia state and highlighted issues on criminal gangs, drug trafficking, human trafficking, and more.

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Turkey Exploits Post-9/11 Counterterrosim Model to Target Critics in Exile:

Highlights Turkey’s transnational repression, detailing how Ankara hunts down exiled dissidents through kidnappings and forced repatriations. The government particularly targets Hizmet Movement members, extending its crackdown beyond borders.

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State Department Country Report on Human Rights 2023:
Exposes ongoing repression, including arbitrary arrests, transnational crackdowns, and suppression of dissent. The government continues targeting journalists, opposition figures, and Hizmet members, undermining free speech and judicial independence, prompting calls for international action.

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October 5, 2023

Turkey's Transnational Repression: Turkey’s intel agency renditioned participant of Hizmet "Gulen" Movement businessman from Tajikistan: state-run media

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June 20, 2023

European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) faults Turkey for the detention of media executive Hidayet Karaca

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November 8, 2023

The European Commission Report on Turkey: There are serious deficiencies in the functioning of Turkey’s democratic institutions, underlining continuing democratic backsliding and structural deficiencies in the presidential system.

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June 24, 2022

Protests emerge in Brussels as activists speak out against the European Court of Human Rights' refusal to condemn human rights violations in Turkey.

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Turkish citizens under UN protection feared to have been kidnapped by Turkish intelligence in Kenya:

Four Turkish citizens have been abducted by Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) due to their links to the Hizmet Movement. They were kidnapped by masked individuals in Nairobi, Kenya, in the early hours of the day.

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September 26, 2023

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) issued a landmark decision against Turkey’s vigorous, vicious assault on innocent Hizmet aka “The Gulen Movement” participants and their fundamental rights.

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October 14, 2022

European Commission says: Backsliding in democracy continues in Turkey.

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October 2, 2023

OSCE report: Turkey’s existing legal framework does not provide a conducive environment for democratic elections. It points out longstanding concerns about the respect for judicial independence and fundamental freedoms such as freedom of assembly, organization, and expression.

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December 15, 2021

The Helsinki Commission welcomes passage of the Transnational Repression Accountability and Prevention (TRAP) Act Provision in the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act to hold authoritarian countries accountable for their abuse of INTERPOL.Read More

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June 29, 2022

Turkey's Abuse of INTERPOL: How Erdogan Weaponised the International Criminal Police Organization for Transnational Repression

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