The Council of Europe’s advisory body adopts its report concluding that the executive branch controls the Turkish judiciary.
Turkey Human Rights Blog
The UN experts raises alarm over persecution of Gülenists by Turkey
The Turkish government’s crackdown on alleged Gülen Movement affiliates has drawn severe criticism from international human rights experts. Accusations include mass arrests, torture, and transnational abductions. A UN letter highlights systematic abuses and calls for judicial reforms, underscoring concerns over eroding freedoms and the dangerous conflation of dissent with terrorism.
A Critical Examination of the ECtHR’s Approach at Yasak v. Turkey
The ECtHR’s ruling in Yasak v. Turkey raises significant concerns regarding the court’s interpretation of human rights amidst Turkey’s complex socio-political environment. Upholding Turkey’s ban on the Gulen Movement, the judgment may enable continued prosecutions based on insufficient legal grounds, undermining due process, judicial impartiality, and the rights of Turkish citizens.
The UN report exposes Turkey’s dire human rights record
The United Nations Human Rights Committee’s review of Türkiye’s adherence to the ICCPR shows notable progress alongside critical failures. Key issues include a decline in judicial independence, misuse of counter-terrorism laws, torture allegations, enforced disappearances, suppression of civil society, and restrictions on freedom of expression and assembly. Urgent reforms are recommended.
Yasak v. Turkey risks undermining the Grand Chamber’s Yalcinkaya ruling
The ASSEDEL report criticizes the ECHR’s Yasak v. Turkey judgment for overlooking key socio-political contexts and allowing weak evidence, potentially legitimizing Turkey’s misuse of anti-terror laws. The judgment raises concerns that Turkey may use it to undermine the Grand Chamber’s landmark Yalcinkaya ruling.
TALI submits six reports to the Human Rights Council for Turkey’s review
For the fourth Universal Periodic Review of Turkey by the UN Human Rights Council, the Arrested Lawyers Initiative contributed six submissions highlighting the human rights situation in Turkey.