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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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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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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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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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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 29, 2022

State Department Country Report on Human Rights 2022: Significant Human Rights issues continue, including kidnappings; arbitrary killings; suspicious deaths of persons in custody; torture; arbitrary arrest, and continued detention of tens of thousands of people, including politicians, journalists, academics, and especially members of The Gulen "Hizmet" Movement without adequate fair trials.

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.

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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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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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November 2023

USCIRF: Examination of Threats to Religious Sites in Turkey: Religious properties in Turkey, including places of worship, religious institutions, and cemeteries. While the number and severity of violent attacks targeting religious sites such as bombings and other terrorist methods has decreased over the last decade, there has not been a similar decline in incidents of vandalism and the destruction of religious properties.

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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June 29, 2022

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

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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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