2025 Archives - Advocates of Silenced Turkey https://silencedturkey.org/year/2025 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 2025 Archives - Advocates of Silenced Turkey https://silencedturkey.org/year/2025 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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]]> 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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]]> ABUSE OF COUNTER-TERRORISM LAWS AGAINST THE HIZMET MOVEMENT https://silencedturkey.org/archives/abuse-of-counter-terrorism-laws-against-the-hizmet-movement Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:53:41 +0000 https://silencedturkey.org/?post_type=archive&p=1369 A report by the Journalists and Writers Foundation documenting the misuse of counter-terrorism laws in Türkiye to target members and sympathizers of the Hizmet Movement, highlighting cases of arbitrary detention, criminalization, and human rights abuses.

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]]> A report by the Journalists and Writers Foundation documenting the misuse of counter-terrorism laws in Türkiye to target members and sympathizers of the Hizmet Movement, highlighting cases of arbitrary detention, criminalization, and human rights abuses.

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]]> UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review of Türkiye 2025 https://silencedturkey.org/archives/un-human-rights-councils-universal-periodic-review-of-turkiye-2025 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:51:48 +0000 https://silencedturkey.org/?post_type=archive&p=1365 A compilation of information by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights for the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review of Türkiye, summarizing human rights conditions and developments in the country.

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]]> A compilation of information by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights for the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review of Türkiye, summarizing human rights conditions and developments in the country.

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]]> Erdoğan’s Populist Rhetoric and Hate Speech: Anti-Opposition Discourse and the Polarization of Turkish Politics https://silencedturkey.org/archives/erdogans-populist-rhetoric-and-hate-speech-anti-opposition-discourse-and-the-polarization-of-turkish-politics Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:48:05 +0000 https://silencedturkey.org/?post_type=archive&p=1359 This peer-reviewed article examines President Erdoğan’s populist rhetoric and hate speech toward opposition groups, analyzing how anti-opposition discourse contributes to political polarization and democratic erosion in Türkiye.

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]]> This peer-reviewed article examines President Erdoğan’s populist rhetoric and hate speech toward opposition groups, analyzing how anti-opposition discourse contributes to political polarization and democratic erosion in Türkiye.

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]]> AL TUR 9:2025 Girls Case https://silencedturkey.org/archives/al-tur-92025-girls-case Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:10:56 +0000 https://silencedturkey.org/?post_type=archive&p=1296 Joint UN Special Procedures communication concerning mass arrests, detention conditions, and the use of counter-terrorism laws against students, women, and minors allegedly linked to the Gülen (Hizmet) movement. The document examines allegations of arbitrary detention, procedural irregularities, and rights impacts on education, family life, and due process under international human rights law.

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]]> Joint UN Special Procedures communication concerning mass arrests, detention conditions, and the use of counter-terrorism laws against students, women, and minors allegedly linked to the Gülen (Hizmet) movement. The document examines allegations of arbitrary detention, procedural irregularities, and rights impacts on education, family life, and due process under international human rights law.

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