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erdogan’s government in panic over risk of electoral defeats

The campaign of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's for March 31 local elections will go down in history as the most polarizing campaign with the virulent and offensive rhetoric that Turkey has seen under Justice and Development Party. The main cause of this extraordinary syndrome is..

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It comes just two days after  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that the killing of Khashoggi inside the consulate was  planned and brutal murder, asking Riyadh to extradite the 18 arrested suspects to Turkey to face justice for the crime.. ..

turkey: normalizing the state of emergency

The draft law, which Turkey’s parliamentary justice commission began to review on July 19, would further normalize the emergency powers, Human Rights Watch said. ... Prolonged police custody, even if approved when the suspect is brought before a judge, is particularly alarming..

police torture and abductions in turkey

Turkish government asserts zero tolerance for torture, it has failed to take action to stamp out the sharp rise in abusive detention practices since July 2016 coup attempt or to make sure that allegations of abuse are investigated and those responsible brought to justice.. Turkey's..

turkey: silencing the media

The 69-page report, Silencing Turkey's Media The Government's Deepening Assault on Critical Media, documents important components of the crackdown on independent Turkey, including the use of the justice system to prosecute and jail journalists on bogus charges of terrorism, insulting..

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