Archives Archive - Advocates of Silenced Turkey https://silencedturkey.org/archives Giving Voice to the Voiceless, Restoring Hope Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:03:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://silencedturkey.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cropped-Silenced-Turkey-Circle-Logo-Black-scaled-1-32x32.png Archives Archive - Advocates of Silenced Turkey https://silencedturkey.org/archives 32 32 State Of Emergency & Decree Laws Are A Crime Against Humanity https://silencedturkey.org/archives/state-of-emergency-decree-laws-are-a-crime-against-humanity Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:03:19 +0000 https://silencedturkey.org/?post_type=archive&p=1615 This report is published by a civil society organization and examines the social, economic, and human rights impacts of the OHAL and KHKs in Turkey. It documents rights violations and their effects on individuals and society from a human rights–focused, non-governmental perspective.

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]]> This report is published by a civil society organization and examines the social, economic, and human rights impacts of the OHAL and KHKs in Turkey. It documents rights violations and their effects on individuals and society from a human rights–focused, non-governmental perspective.

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]]> Letter From U.S. Members of Congress to President Donald J. Trump on Turkey https://silencedturkey.org/archives/letter-from-u-s-members-of-congress-to-president-donald-j-trump-on-turkey Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:24:34 +0000 https://silencedturkey.org/?post_type=archive&p=1407 This document is an official letter written by a bipartisan group of U.S. Members of Congress to President Donald J. Trump on May 7, 2025 urging him to raise serious concerns about U.S.–Turkey relations, NATO security, and regional stability in any meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

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]]> This document is an official letter written by a bipartisan group of U.S. Members of Congress to President Donald J. Trump on May 7, 2025 urging him to raise serious concerns about U.S.–Turkey relations, NATO security, and regional stability in any meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

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]]> Wash Post front page 16 Dec 2024 Turkey exploits war on terror to go after exiles https://silencedturkey.org/archives/wash-post-front-page-16-dec-2024-turkey-exploits-war-on-terror-to-go-after-exiles Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:22:46 +0000 https://silencedturkey.org/?post_type=archive&p=1404 This source is a front-page news article published by The Washington Post. It reports on Turkey’s use of counterterrorism practices to target political opponents and members of the Gülen movement living abroad, framing the issue as a case of transnational repression and raising human rights concerns based on investigative journalism.

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]]> This source is a front-page news article published by The Washington Post. It reports on Turkey’s use of counterterrorism practices to target political opponents and members of the Gülen movement living abroad, framing the issue as a case of transnational repression and raising human rights concerns based on investigative journalism.

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]]> UN SP Joint Statement 7 October 2024 AL TUR 5/2024 https://silencedturkey.org/archives/un-sp-joint-statement-7-october-2024-al-tur-5-2024 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:20:27 +0000 https://silencedturkey.org/?post_type=archive&p=1401 it raises serious concerns about the misuse of counter-terrorism laws in Turkey, including mass arrests, arbitrary detention, transnational renditions, surveillance abuses, and violations of fundamental rights, and requests clarification and action from the Turkish government.

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]]> it raises serious concerns about the misuse of counter-terrorism laws in Turkey, including mass arrests, arbitrary detention, transnational renditions, surveillance abuses, and violations of fundamental rights, and requests clarification and action from the Turkish government.

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]]> UN Decision on Arbitrary Detention – Akın Öztürk Case https://silencedturkey.org/archives/un-decision-on-arbitrary-detention-akin-ozturk-case Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:18:45 +0000 https://silencedturkey.org/?post_type=archive&p=1398 This document is an official opinion adopted by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. It concludes that the detention of Akin Öztürk is arbitrary and violates international human rights law, including the ICCPR, and calls on Türkiye to release him and provide reparations.

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]]> This document is an official opinion adopted by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. It concludes that the detention of Akin Öztürk is arbitrary and violates international human rights law, including the ICCPR, and calls on Türkiye to release him and provide reparations.

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]]> TURKISH PRISONS REPORT Health Challenges in Prisons – Death Cases and Suicides https://silencedturkey.org/archives/turkish-prisons-report-health-challenges-in-prisons-death-cases-and-suicides Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:16:52 +0000 https://silencedturkey.org/?post_type=archive&p=1395 It documents health-related human rights violations in Turkish prisons between 2016 and 2024, focusing on deaths, suicides, denial of medical care, and the treatment of sick, pregnant prisoners, using national and international human rights standards as reference points.

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]]> It documents health-related human rights violations in Turkish prisons between 2016 and 2024, focusing on deaths, suicides, denial of medical care, and the treatment of sick, pregnant prisoners, using national and international human rights standards as reference points.

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]]> TURKISH JUDICIARY REPORT: https://silencedturkey.org/archives/turkish-judiciary-report Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:14:19 +0000 https://silencedturkey.org/?post_type=archive&p=1392 It analyzes the erosion of judicial independence in Turkey after the 2016 coup attempt, focusing on mass dismissals, arrests of judges and prosecutors, and the transformation of the judiciary into a regime-controlled institution, while documenting serious human rights violations.

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]]> It analyzes the erosion of judicial independence in Turkey after the 2016 coup attempt, focusing on mass dismissals, arrests of judges and prosecutors, and the transformation of the judiciary into a regime-controlled institution, while documenting serious human rights violations.

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]]> TURKEY’S DEFINITION OF ‘TERRORISM’ https://silencedturkey.org/archives/turkeys-definition-of-terrorism Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:11:53 +0000 https://silencedturkey.org/?post_type=archive&p=1389 it analyzes how Turkey’s broad definition of terrorism is used to criminalize lawful activities and restrict fundamental rights. Focusing on recent cases, it highlights violations such as arbitrary detention, unfair trials, and the misuse of anti-terrorism laws against civil society and students.

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]]> it analyzes how Turkey’s broad definition of terrorism is used to criminalize lawful activities and restrict fundamental rights. Focusing on recent cases, it highlights violations such as arbitrary detention, unfair trials, and the misuse of anti-terrorism laws against civil society and students.

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]]> Turkey’s Maarif Foundation Poorly Performs in Afghanistan https://silencedturkey.org/archives/turkeys-maarif-foundation-poorly-performs-in-afghanistan Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:09:33 +0000 https://silencedturkey.org/?post_type=archive&p=1387 It examines the activities of Turkey’s Maarif Foundation in Afghanistan and documents problems such as mismanagement, declining education quality, politicization of schools, and related human rights concerns.

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]]> It examines the activities of Turkey’s Maarif Foundation in Afghanistan and documents problems such as mismanagement, declining education quality, politicization of schools, and related human rights concerns.

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]]> Turkey exploits post-9/11 counterterrorism model to target critics in exile https://silencedturkey.org/archives/turkey-exploits-post-9-11-counterterrorism-model-to-target-critics-in-exile Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:04:15 +0000 https://silencedturkey.org/?post_type=archive&p=1384 This article is an investigative news report published by The Washington Post. It examines how Turkey has used post-9/11 counterterrorism practices to target critics and dissidents abroad, highlighting cases of transnational repression, abductions, and human rights concerns based on interviews, official records, and UN sources.

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]]> This article is an investigative news report published by The Washington Post. It examines how Turkey has used post-9/11 counterterrorism practices to target critics and dissidents abroad, highlighting cases of transnational repression, abductions, and human rights concerns based on interviews, official records, and UN sources.

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