In Turkey, legal conflicts that arise out
of the State’s intervention in the right to property are hardly a new problem.
Between 1959 and…
In the follow up to the attempted coup in July 2016, the Turkish government launched an unprecedented attack on press freedom: Thousands of journalists lost of their jobs, hundreds were arrested on terror charges, dozens of media outlets were shutdown and the journalists who remained worked in fear. Turkey is now the largest jailer of…
Turkey has been going through a catastrophic period since the Gezi protests in June 2013 and launch of a corruption probe into President…
The independence, impartiality and effectiveness of the Turkish judiciary have been in a dramatic decline especially since the coup attempt in July 2016…
This Platform for Peace and Justice report provides a comprehensive summary of the lack of independence and impartiality of Turkey’s Criminal Peace Judgeships (CPJ).…
The State of Emergency (SoE), which was declared in the aftermath of the controversial coup attempt of 15 July 2016, was lifted on…
Leighann Spencer, rights defender and editor of platformpj.org wrote the inadequacies of the ECtHR vis a vis Turkey. In her article "The ECtHR…
Following the constitutional amendment in 2017, the very first presidential and parliamentary election was held on 24 June 2018 by means of a…
Erdoğan’s Novelty: Setting the Repression
It is beyond doubt that an autocrat should have a variety of tactics so as to keep his…
[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap]n the late spring of 2013, Istanbul was aflame in an intoxicating, revolutionary atmosphere. What started as an environmentalist sit-in protest against…
[dropcap size=small]H[/dropcap]uman rights are being eroded in Turkey. Although issues existed prior to July 15th, 2016, the coup attempt and subsequent State…
Journalist and law expert Leighann spencer has written a report for the Platfrom for Peace & Justice (PPJ) entitled "Violations Against Children's Rights…
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[dropcap size=big]A[/dropcap]s a part of an international phenomena, the Turkish regime has tightened its grip on the Turkish people. As a…
Hakan Aydin* & Leighann Spencer
[dropcap size=big]O[/dropcap]n 15th of July 2016, just five hours after the controversial coup attempt began in Turkey – a…
PPJ- 10 March 2018
Platform for Peace & Justice has released its latest report entitled "Cancellation of Turkish Passports and Prevention of the…
By LEIGHANN SPENCER*- 8 March 2018
In theory, Turkey is quite progressive when it comes to women’s rights. Both domestic laws and international…
PPJ- 1 March 2018
Platform for Peace and Justice has updated its report entitled "Non-Independence and Non-Impartiality of the Turkish Judiciary" which was…
[dropcap size=big]S[/dropcap]ince the attempted coup d’état in July 2016, civil liberties and democratic values have been constantly curbed in Turkey.
The legitimate right of any democratically elected government to ensure its existence and to protect itself in case of illegitimate attacks on its institutions, has been over-exploited with the sole aim to silent all forms of…