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How Does the Rule of Law Erode? A Decade of Evidence From Turkey

Reading Systemic Human Rights Violations in Türkiye (2015–2025) No country becomes authoritarian overnight. No building collapses from a si...

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The Right to a Defense, Denied: İmamoğlu’s July 2026 Hearings
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The Right to a Defense, Denied: İmamoğlu’s July 2026 Hearings

The right to defend oneself is one of the foundations on which a fair trial rests. Without it, a courtroom risks ceasing to be a place where...

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İmamoğlu on Trial: Anatomy of a 407-Defendant Mega-Case
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İmamoğlu on Trial: Anatomy of a 407-Defendant Mega-Case

In March 2025, the elected Mayor of Istanbul and Türkiye's leading opposition figure was detained, then jailed. One year later, his case ope...

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