Category Archives: Publications

Turkey’s Alevi minority fear future under Erdogan presidency

By Daniel Dombey Financial Times July 2014   As he seeks to explain the stakes [...]

Turkey’s education system discriminates against ethnic, religious minorities: Report

Hurriyet Daily News October 2015   Turkey’s education system continues to discriminate against ethnic and [...]

US Human Rights Report: Tens of thousands jailed in Turkey with little clarity on charges

Turkish Minute March 2017   The 2016 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices — the [...]

60 Minutes Exposes Turkey’s Oppression of Minority Rights

By Harut Sassounian The Huffington Post December 2009*   CBS’ 60 Minutes recently featured a [...]

Turkey: Crackdown on Kurdish Opposition

Human Rights Watch March, 2017   (Istanbul) – The Turkish government has jailed 13 members [...]

“Turkey: Thirty Days of Shame” Week 2 Summary

-PRESS RELEASE- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 2017 Contact: Sevag Belian (613) 235-2622   Editor’s [...]

Résumé de la deuxième semaine de « Turquie : les trente jours de la honte »

-COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE- 15 avril 2017 Contact: Sevag Belian (613) 235-2622   Note de l’éditeur : [...]

HDP arrests: on the road to dictatorship in Turkey

By Francis O’Connor Roar Magazine November 8, 2016 In the absence of concerted international pressure [...]

Turkey’s crackdown propels number of journalists in jail worldwide to record high

Committee to Protect Journalist (CPJ) December, 2016   At least 81 journalists are imprisoned in [...]

Turkey Is a Dictatorship Masquerading as a NATO Democracy

By Elliot Ackermam – Foreign Policy March 29, 2017 Recep Erdogan’s slow-motion plan to abandon [...]