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October 14, 2022

Report says Turkey continues to centralize power in the hands of the executive branch without checks and balances and refuses to hold the government accountable.

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October 19, 2022

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

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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.

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.

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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June 29, 2022

United States State Department Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor has released its country report on Turkey, citing the lack of checks and balances and the dominance of the AKP party as major barriers to individual and collective freedoms.

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.

December 2, 2021

The Council of Europe (CoE) has initiated rarely used infringement proceedings against Turkey after Ankara’s failure to release businessman & philanthropist Osman Kavala despite a European Court of Human Rights judgement ordering his immediate release.

June 29, 2022

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

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September 28, 2021

The Global Organized Crime Index 2021 has ranked Turkey as the 12th 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.

October 10, 2021

A United Nations working group has condemned Turkey in its latest report on enforced disappearances over what it called illegal transnational transfers carried out under the guise of anti-terror operations.

October 11, 2021

Majority of Turkish voters think AKP will fall from power in 2023

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Report says Turkey continues to centralize power in the hands of the executive branch without checks and balances and refuses to hold the government accountable.

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

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

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

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.

The Council of Europe (CoE) has initiated rarely used infringement proceedings against Turkey after Ankara’s failure to release businessman & philanthropist Osman Kavala despite a European Court of Human Rights judgement ordering his immediate release.

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

The Global Organized Crime Index 2021 has ranked Turkey as the 12th 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.

A United Nations working group has condemned Turkey in its latest report on enforced disappearances over what it called illegal transnational transfers carried out under the guise of anti-terror operations.

Majority of Turkish voters think AKP will fall from power in 2023

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