BEYOND TURKEY’S BORDERS

BEYOND TURKEY’S BORDERS
Author: Advocates of Silenced Turkey
Publisher: Advocates of Silenced Turkey
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2023-05-25
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

"BEYOND TURKEY’S BORDERS: UNVEILING GLOBAL PURGE, TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION, ABDUCTIONS" is an enthralling expose on the grave human rights violations carried out by the current Turkish government. This gripping report unveils a hidden world of abductions, enforced disappearances, and torture under the regime of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. This report is not merely a recounting of events, but a powerful call to action for every reader who values justice and human rights. Every page is replete with compelling evidence: eyewitness accounts, victims' testimonies, and a thorough examination of the aftermath of abductions. It unveils the regime's strategy of denying involvement while deliberately silencing opposition voices. It offers an enlightening portrayal of how dissidents are abducted, tortured, and coerced into confessions, while the regime celebrates these actions as achievements. The narrative does not stop at Turkey's borders. The report brings to light the regime's daring kidnappings from abroad, the victims' harrowing experiences, and the Turkish government's audacious denials. This report breaks the silence around this inhumane treatment of dissidents who are forced to withdraw their complaints under relentless pressure. This crucial report provides a human face to the victims of these oppressive practices, making it an emotional journey as well as an educational one. It uncovers how Turkey's actions starkly violate fundamental human rights and international laws. Yet, it goes beyond documenting these wrongs – it makes an impassioned plea for justice and the urgent need to protect human rights. The report is a must-read for everyone who seeks to understand the current human rights landscape in Turkey and for those inspired to take action against these atrocities. By reading this report, you're not just gaining insight into a hidden crisis; you're joining a global movement committed to upholding human rights and championing justice. This isn't just a report – it's a call to action. Stand with AST as we strive for a future where respect for human rights, rule of law, and democratic principles are upheld in Turkey, ensuring the protection and well-being of all its citizens. Get your copy now, and take your first step towards making a difference.

Sick and Elderly Political Prisoners in Erdogan's Turkey

Sick and Elderly Political Prisoners in Erdogan's Turkey
Author: Advocates of Silenced Turkey
Publisher: Advocates of Silenced Turkey
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2021-10-14
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

The jails in Turkey have long been mentioned in the same breath as inhumane actions and the breach of even the most basic rights, especially against the political prisoners. The violations have reached to unprecedented levels in parallel with the emergence of the current political-Islamist authoritarianism. The oppressive regime under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s rule instrumentalized the country’s legal system to muzzle the political dissidence, turning the prisons into concentration camps. The number of inmates behind the bars has reached historic highs. Hosting convicts much more than their capacities, the prisons, which were already substantially subpar, have fallen way below the minimum acceptable standards for human dignity. Patients in particular bore the most of the brunt of this precipitated deterioration of the prison conditions and the wrath of the Turkish regime against its opponents.

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words The Illustrations of a Teacher in Prison

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words The Illustrations of a Teacher in Prison
Author: Yolgezer
Publisher: Advocates of Silenced Turkey
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2021-05-21
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Yolgezer, a formerly imprisoned artist, invites the world to see the dire human rights violations in Turkey. Through an anonymous activist perspective, the artist specifically depicts Turkey’s jails where tens of thousands of political prisoners are kept. You will not only witness how the life is like in prison, but also learn why those prisoners of conscience are incarcerated and how they feel behind bars.

World Report 2020

World Report 2020
Author: Human Rights Watch
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
Total Pages: 813
Release: 2020-01-28
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1644210061

The best country-by-country assessment of human rights. The human rights records of more than ninety countries and territories are put into perspective in Human Rights Watch's signature yearly report. Reflecting extensive investigative work undertaken by Human Rights Watch staff, in close partnership with domestic human rights activists, the annual World Report is an invaluable resource for journalists, diplomats, and citizens, and is a must-read for anyone interested in the fight to protect human rights in every corner of the globe.

Advocates of Silenced Turkey Report 2022 Black and White

Advocates of Silenced Turkey Report 2022 Black and White
Author: Hafza Girdap
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-11-22
Genre:
ISBN:

When the Turkish President declared in an infamous speech that "Old Turkey no longer exists. This Turkey is new Turkey", the story of Turkish authoritarianism had once and for all taken on a new character. Since July of 2016, the Turkish government has improperly imprisoned 160,000+homemakers, teachers, NGO workers, academics, judges, prosecutors and journalists. Once upon a time, the Republic of Turkey was lauded by insiders and outsiders for constituting a powerful model for democratization. In New Turkey, however, silence against the regime's draconian laws, mass imprisonment, and frequent violations of universal human rights has become the norm. In a regime which ranks as the worst upholder of the rule-of law including Eastern Europe & Central Asia, 200+ media outlets have been shut down and 308 journalists and numerous human rights defenders, politicians, including Ilhan Isbilen, Hidayet Karaca, Buşra Erdal, Selahattin Demirtaş and Osman Kavala are held as political prisoners of the state. As a prominent journalist and recipient of international awards, Ahmet Altan was among the political prisoners who resist the regime's unlawfulness. He was jailed for five years as a result of the crackdown on freedom of expression in Turkey. We are a group of lawyers, judges, academics, journalists, and hundreds of activists who cherish democratic ideals and universal human rights. We are prisoners of conscience wanted by the Erdogan's regime, relatives of political prisoners, and victims who have lost their jobs, property and even family members to the current administration which has been described as a Mafia State. We are the Advocates of Silenced Turkey. We, the Advocates, have made it our mission to champion the rights of Silenced Turkey until universal human rights and democratic governance are established and sustained as the utmost priorities of the Republic of Turkey. In this regard, we have been the voice of voiceless people of Turkey by means of more than 200 human rights projects. We have shared the stories of the victims of grave human rights violations and persecution in Turkey through the personal belongings of them in The Social Genocide exhibition held in over 4 locations so far. We are also sharing the lives and experiences of persecuted people of Turkey with books. Among those books are the life stories of Gokhan Acikkollu and Halime Gulsu who died of torture in during incarceration in Turkey's jails. In order to shed light on hideous assaults and rights violations in jails that women face, we have recently conducted a survey which will be reported to international entities and presented in conferences. Furthermore, as AST, we have been gathering prominent human rights experts to only discuss the human rights issues but also recommend solutions at our signature event, the Freedom Convention. For more work we do as human rights defenders please see this report closely. Thank you for all the support you do to help us achieve our humanity goals!

Lawless

Lawless
Author: Nicolas P. Suzor
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2019-07-18
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1108481221

Because social media and technology companies rule the Internet, only a digital constitution can protect our rights online.

Lawyers on Trial

Lawyers on Trial
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2019
Genre: Criminal defense lawyers
ISBN: 9781623137250

Investigates the Turkish government's pattern of investigating and prosecuting lawyers, particularly criminal defense lawyers, for terrorism offenses -- sometimes for their efforts to document police abuse and other human rights violations.

Culture: urban future

Culture: urban future
Author: UNESCO
Publisher: UNESCO Publishing
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2016-12-31
Genre: Cities and towns
ISBN: 9231001701

Report presents a series of analyses and recommendations for fostering the role of culture for sustainable development. Drawing on a global survey implemented with nine regional partners and insights from scholars, NGOs and urban thinkers, the report offers a global overview of urban heritage safeguarding, conservation and management, as well as the promotion of cultural and creative industries, highlighting their role as resources for sustainable urban development. Report is intended as a policy framework document to support governments in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Urban Development and the New Urban Agenda.

Freedom in the World 2020

Freedom in the World 2020
Author: Freedom House
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 1483
Release: 2021-01-22
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1538151812

Freedom in the World, the Freedom House flagship survey whose findings have been published annually since 1972, is the standard-setting comparative assessment of global political rights and civil liberties. The survey ratings and narrative reports on 195 countries and fifteen territories are used by policymakers, the media, international corporations, civic activists, and human rights defenders to monitor trends in democracy and track improvements and setbacks in freedom worldwide. The Freedom in the World political rights and civil liberties ratings are determined through a multi-layered process of research and evaluation by a team of regional analysts and eminent scholars. The analysts used a broad range of sources of information, including foreign and domestic news reports, academic studies, nongovernmental organizations, think tanks, individual professional contacts, and visits to the region, in conducting their research. The methodology of the survey is derived in large measure from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and these standards are applied to all countries and territories, irrespective of geographical location, ethnic or religious composition, or level of economic development.

Freedom in the World 2013

Freedom in the World 2013
Author: Freedom House
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 894
Release: 2013-10-10
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 144222567X

Freedom in the World, the Freedom House flagship survey whose findings have been published annually since 1972, is the standard-setting comparative assessment of global political rights and civil liberties. The survey ratings and narrative reports on 194 countries and 14 territories are used by policymakers, the media, international corporations, civic activists, and human rights defenders to monitor trends in democracy and track improvements and setbacks in freedom worldwide. The Freedom in the World political rights and civil liberties ratings are determined through a multi-layered process of research and evaluation by a team of regional analysts and eminent scholars. The analysts used a broad range of sources of information, including foreign and domestic news reports, academic studies, nongovernmental organizations, think tanks, individual professional contacts, and visits to the region, in conducting their research. The methodology of the survey is derived in large measure from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and these standards are applied to all countries and territories, irrespective of geographical location, ethnic or religious composition, or level of economic development.