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TURKEY
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Title:
Turkey. Administrative Divisions.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Accessed Date:
26 June 2014
Title:
Turquie. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
1 November 2012
Title:
Turkey. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
19 February 2020
Accessed Date:
24 February 2020
Title:
Turkey Country Report - Update November 2017 [3rd edition]
Source:
Asylum Research Centre
Date of Document:
21 November 2017
Accessed Date:
11 December 2017
Title:
Introduction and Issues for Congress; Country Overview and the Erdogan Era; Appendix A: Profiles of Key Figures in Turkey. Turkey: Background and U.S. Relations.
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
31 August 2018
Page Numbers:
1-13; 37-39
Author:
Jim Zanotti; Clayton Thomas
Accessed Date:
10 December 2018
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Turkey: Kurdish political parties. Version 3.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
August 2018
Accessed Date:
11 December 2018
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Turkey: Gülenist movement. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
February 2018
Accessed Date:
11 December 2018
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Turkey: Alevis. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
August 2017
Accessed Date:
11 December 2017
Title:
Country Background Note: Turkey. Version 3.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
September 2019
Accessed Date:
5 December 2019
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Turkey: Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Version 3.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
August 2018
Accessed Date:
11 December 2018
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Turkey: Kurds. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
September 2018
Accessed Date:
11 December 2018
Title:
Turquie: Situation sécuritaire
Source:
Belgium. Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons.
Date of Document:
15 November 2019
Accessed Date:
5 December 2019
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Turkey: Women fearing gender-based violence. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
May 2018
Accessed Date:
11 December 2018
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Turkey: Sexual orientation and gender identity. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
June 2017
Accessed Date:
11 December 2017
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Turkey: Military Service. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
September 2018
Accessed Date:
11 December 2018
Title:
Turquie: profil des groupes en danger
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
19 May 2017
Accessed Date:
11 December 2017
Title:
DFAT Country Information Report: Turkey
Source:
Australia. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Date of Document:
9 October 2018
Accessed Date:
14 December 2018
Title:
Turkey. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2019.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
11 March 2020
Accessed Date:
16 March 2020
Title:
Turkey. Amnesty International Report 2017/2018: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
22 February 2018
Accessed Date:
11 December 2018
Title:
Turkey. Freedom in the World 2019.
Accessed Date:
5 December 2019
Title:
Fundamentals first: Political criteria and rule of law chapters. Commission staff working document: Turkey 2019 Report.
Code:
SWD(2019) 220 final
Source:
European Union. European Commission.
Date of Document:
29 May 2019
Accessed Date:
5 December 2019
Title:
Turkey. World Report 2020: Events of 2019.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2020
Accessed Date:
21 January 2020
Title:
Report on the impact of the state of emergency on human rights in Turkey, including an update on the South-East, January – December 2017
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
March 2018
Accessed Date:
11 December 2018
Title:
Weathering the Storm: Defending Human Rights in Turkey's Climate of Fear
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
26 April 2018
Accessed Date:
11 December 2018
Title:
Turkey: Government Targeting Academics
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
14 May 2018
Accessed Date:
11 December 2018
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression on his mission to Turkey
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
21 June 2017
Accessed Date:
12 December 2017
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression on his mission to Turkey: comments by the State
Date of Document:
7 June 2017
Accessed Date:
12 December 2017
Title:
ECRI Report on Turkey (fifth monitoring cycle)
Source:
Council of Europe. European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance.
Date of Document:
4 October 2016
Accessed Date:
27 January 2017
Title:
Memorandum on the human rights implications of anti-terrorism operations in South-Eastern Turkey, by Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
Source:
Council of Europe. Commissioner for Human Rights.
Date of Document:
2 December 2016
Accessed Date:
27 January 2017
Title:
Initial Observations by Turkey on the Memorandum of Commissioner Muiznieks on Counter-Terrorism Operations in South-Eastern Turkey
Date of Document:
28 November 2016
Accessed Date:
27 January 2017
Title:
Turkey: Deepening backslide in human rights. Amnesty International submission for the UN Universal Periodic Review, 35th session of the UPR Working Group, January 2020.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
8 August 2019
Accessed Date:
5 December 2019
Title:
Turkey: End post election crackdown on peaceful dissent
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
23 August 2019
Accessed Date:
5 December 2019
Title:
Turkey. Country report: Non-discrimination.
Source:
European Commission. Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers.
Accessed Date:
5 December 2019
Title:
'We can't complain': Turkey's continuing crackdown on dissent over its military operation 'Peace Spring' in Northeast Syria
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
1 November 2019
Accessed Date:
5 December 2019
Title:
Restricted at Discretion: The Enjoyment of the Freedoms of Movement and Assembly in Turkey During and After the State of Emergency
Source:
International Commission of Jurists; Human Rights Joint Platform
Date of Document:
September 2019
Accessed Date:
5 December 2019
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Accessed Date:
1 November 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; freedom of movement; identity documents
Title:
Information on the Nufus Huviyet Cuzdani [Turkiye Cumhuriyeti Nufus Cuzdani] and any other document used in Turkey for identification purposes (2012-May 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 June 2015
Accessed Date:
26 June 2015
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Turkish Citizenship Law (As Amended in 2018)
Accessed Date:
11 December 2018
Title:
Biometric passports, including requirements and procedures within the country as well as abroad; availability of fraudulent passports and other identity documents
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
5 June 2014
Accessed Date:
26 June 2014
Keywords:
document fraud; identity documents
Title:
Country Report: Turkey
Source:
European University Institute. European Union Democracy Observatory on Citizenship.
Date of Document:
November 2012
Author:
Zeynep Kadirbeyoglu
Accessed Date:
20 June 2013
Keywords:
children; citizenship; ethnic and national groups; gender equality; legislation; marriage; nationality; political activities; religion
Title:
Citizenship by birth, including requirements and legislation; requirements for a person to claim citizenship if both parents were born in Turkey (2012-October 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 October 2013
Accessed Date:
26 June 2014
Keywords:
children; citizenship; marriage
Title:
Turkey and the United States of America: Whether non-biometric passports continue to be issued in Turkey, particularly in Polatli, and whether they can have a three-year validity period; whether the US embassy in Ankara would issue a B1/B2 visa ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 July 2013
Accessed Date:
26 June 2014
Keywords:
children; identity documents
Title:
Requirements and procedure to obtain Turkish citizenship for a Syrian citizen whose father was born in Mardin, Turkey, prior to 1927, but moved to Syria around 1935
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
25 February 2014
Accessed Date:
24 June 2015
Keywords:
citizenship; identity documents; military service
Title:
The Turkish Residence Permit for Foreigners, including the status afforded by the permit; rights and obligations of holders of the permit, including rights to employment, services, and to return and reside in Turkey; criteria to renew the permit...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 February 2016
Accessed Date:
28 June 2016
Keywords:
children; freedom of movement; identity documents; labour; legislation; social services; trafficking in persons
Title:
Issuance of a passport to a child born outside Turkey to Turkish parents; information on the renewal process of Turkish passports for Turkish citizens abroad (2016-November 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 December 2018
Accessed Date:
20 December 2018
Title:
Information on the Nüfus Kayit Örnegi [extract of civil registry], including format, purpose, and issuing body; information included on the document, including family members and whether an individual can request the omission of particular ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 September 2016
Accessed Date:
31 January 2017
Title:
Arbitrary deprivation of nationality and denial of consular services to Turkish citizens
Source:
Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion
Date of Document:
July 2017
Accessed Date:
12 December 2017
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain residence permits, including obtaining and renewing a residence permit from inside and outside of the country;rights and responsibilities of permit holders (2017-December 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 December 2019
Accessed Date:
27 January 2020
Title:
Turkey. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
6 December 2019
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Republic of Turkey. Election for President of 24 June 2018.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
11 December 2018
Title:
Republic of Turkey. Election for Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi (Grand National Assembly of Turkey) of 24 June 2018.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
11 December 2018
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Transformation Index 2018 Country Report: Turkey.
Source:
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
11 December 2018
Title:
Turquie: violences contre les femmes membres du HDP
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
25 October 2018
Accessed Date:
5 December 2019
Title:
Situation and treatment of members of Kurdish political parties that have succeeded the People's Democracy Party (Halkin Demokrasi Partisi, HADEP), including the Peace and Democracy Party (Baris ve Demokrasi Partisi, BDP), and the Peoples'...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 June 2016
Accessed Date:
28 June 2016
Keywords:
election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; gender equality; labour; legislation; military service; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; sexual minorities; statistics
Title:
The Hizmet movement, also known as the Gülen movement, including situation and treatment of followers or perceived followers; how members of the Hizmet movement are identified, including how persons or organizations might be perceived as belonging ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 January 2020
Accessed Date:
24 February 2020
Title:
The good, the bad and the Gülenists
Source:
European Council on Foreign Relations
Date of Document:
September 2016
Accessed Date:
27 January 2017
Title:
Documents issued by the Peoples' Democratic Party (Halkların Demokratik Partisi, HDP) to members and supporters, including format, appearance, and signatories (2016- -October 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 October 2018
Accessed Date:
18 December 2018
Title:
Les commissions et comités de village
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
18 October 2017
Accessed Date:
11 December 2018
Title:
Report on the fact-finding visit to Ankara (21-23 November 2016)
Code:
AS/Pol (2016) 18rev
Source:
Council of Europe. Parliamentary Assembly.
Date of Document:
15 December 2016
Accessed Date:
27 January 2017
Title:
Fact-finding mission on the situation of local elected representatives in Turkey
Source:
Council of Europe. The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities.
Date of Document:
29 March 2017
Author:
Anders Knape: Leendert Verbeek
Accessed Date:
12 December 2017
Title:
Requirements and procedures to become a member of the Peoples' Democratic Party (Halkların Demokratik Partisi, HDP); information on membership cards, including description and authorized issuing authority (2016-December 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 December 2017
Accessed Date:
18 December 2018
Title:
From purges to a ‘new Turkey' – the final stage of the state's reconstruction
Source:
Centre for Eastern Studies
Date of Document:
7 December 2016
Accessed Date:
27 January 2017
Title:
The Socialist Democracy Party, including origin, structure, leadership, objectives, and activities; requirements and procedures to become a member of the party, including membership cards; treatment of party members and supporters by ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 November 2017
Accessed Date:
20 December 2017
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Law to Protect Family and Prevent Violence Against Women No. 6284
Accessed Date:
20 June 2014
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; gender-based violence; legislation; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Concluding observations on the seventh periodic report of Turkey. Addendum: Information provided by Turkey in follow-up to the concluding observations.
Code:
CEDAW/C/TUR/CO/7/Add.1
Date of Document:
14 August 2018
Accessed Date:
11 December 2018
Title:
Family law in Turkey: overview
Source:
Thomas Reuters Practical Law; Yalçın & Toygar & Tüfekçi Law Office
Date of Document:
1 May 2019
Accessed Date:
5 December 2019
Title:
Concluding observations on the seventh periodic report of Turkey
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.
Date of Document:
25 July 2016
Accessed Date:
27 January 2017
Title:
Turkey. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2019.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Date of Document:
7 December 2018
Accessed Date:
14 December 2018
Title:
WAVE Violence against Women Country Report: Turkey
Source:
NOTUS. Women Against Violence Engagement.
Date of Document:
January 2016
Author:
Çiğdem Tozlu; Asuman Göksel
Accessed Date:
27 January 2017
Title:
Turkey : Socio-economic Status of Kurdish Women Who Lack a Social Network and Return to Turkey
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
26 November 2015
Accessed Date:
11 December 2018
Title:
Report submitted by Turkey pursuant to Article 68, paragraph 1 of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Baseline Report)
Date of Document:
4 July 2017
Accessed Date:
12 December 2017
Title:
Turkey. Situation report on Violence against Women.
Date of Document:
March 2017
Accessed Date:
12 December 2017
Title:
Turkey. WAVE Country Report 2017: The Situation of Women's Specialist Support Services in Europe
Source:
Women Against Violence Europe
Date of Document:
March 2018
Author:
Stephanie Futter-Orel
Accessed Date:
5 December 2019
Title:
Baseline Evaluation Report: Turkey
Source:
Council of Europe. Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence.
Date of Document:
15 October 2018
Accessed Date:
5 December 2019
Title:
Turkey. Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People in Europe.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association. ILGA-Europe.
Date of Document:
February 2019
Accessed Date:
6 December 2019
Title:
The Dynamics of the Queer Movement in Turkey before and during the Conservative AKP Government
Source:
German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Date of Document:
1 January 2016
Accessed Date:
22 June 2016
Keywords:
election; ethnic and national groups; freedom of expression; gender equality; human rights activists; labour; legal system; legislation; military service; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion
Title:
Turquie : la situation des minorités sexuelles et de genre
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
19 May 2015
Accessed Date:
22 June 2016
Keywords:
crime; domestic violence; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; gender equality; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; military service; penal system; political activities; sexual minorities; social services; statistics
Title:
Harassment of Turkey's LGBTI+ community continues
Source:
Civil Rights Defenders
Date of Document:
9 August 2019
Accessed Date:
6 December 2019
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Turkey. Country Reports on Terrorism 2018.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
1 November 2019
Accessed Date:
6 December 2019
Title:
Turkey: Tier 2. Trafficking in Persons Report 2019.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
20 June 2019
Accessed Date:
6 December 2019
Title:
Turkey. 2019 Crime and Safety Report: Istanbul.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
7 March 2019
Accessed Date:
6 December 2019
Title:
Turkey. 2019 Crime and Safety Report: Ankara.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
27 March 2019
Accessed Date:
6 December 2019
Title:
National Integrity System Assessment Turkey
Source:
Transparency International Turkey
Date of Document:
7 April 2016
Author:
Umut Gündüz et al.
Editor:
E. Oya Özarslan et al.
Accessed Date:
27 January 2017
Title:
Managing Turkey's PKK Conflict: The Case of Nusaybin. Europe Report N°243.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
2 May 2017
Accessed Date:
12 December 2017
Title:
Turkey: Law No. 1111 of 1927, Military Law
Accessed Date:
24 June 2015
Keywords:
legislation; military service
Title:
Military service, both compulsory and voluntary, including requirements, length, alternatives and exemptions; consequences of draft evasion and conscientious objection (2011-May 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 June 2014
Accessed Date:
26 June 2014
Keywords:
human rights activists; legal system; legislation; military service; penal system; police/security forces; sexual minorities; state surveillance; torture; warrants
Title:
Information on the 2014 law on military service, including possibilities for exemption by paying a fee; implementation of the law (2014-September 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 January 2017
Accessed Date:
31 January 2017
Title:
Documentation that male students need for deferment from military service; documentation required for students to travel abroad; whether a Canadian student visa would entitle the student to continue deferment of military service for academic purposes
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
23 February 2009
Accessed Date:
1 November 2012
Keywords:
military service
Title:
Whether enrolling in a four-year academic program at a university automatically grants a deferment of military service for the four-year period, even if an individual fails his courses or does not attend classes; whether the university issues...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
24 February 2009
Accessed Date:
1 November 2012
Keywords:
military service
Title:
Service militaire et situation des appelés d'origine kurde
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
11 October 2017
Accessed Date:
11 December 2018
Title:
Turkey: Military Service. Thematic Country of Origin Information Report.
Source:
Netherlands. Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Date of Document:
July 2019
Accessed Date:
6 December 2019
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Law No. 6771 Amending the Constitution
Accessed Date:
12 December 2017
Title:
Turkey. Opinion on the Amendments to the Constitution Adopted by the Grand National Assembly on 21 January 2017 and to be Submitted to a National Referendum on 16 April 2017
Source:
Council of Europe. Venice Commission.
Date of Document:
13 March 2017
Accessed Date:
12 December 2017
Title:
Observation of the referendum on the constitutional amendments in Turkey (16 April 2017)
Source:
Council of Europe. Parliamentary Assembly.
Date of Document:
29 May 2017
Author:
Cezar Florin Preda
Accessed Date:
13 December 2017
Title:
Report to the Turkish Government on the visit to Turkey carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 28 to 29 April 2016
Source:
Council of Europe. European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Date of Document:
20 March 2018
Accessed Date:
11 December 2018
Title:
Response of the Turkish Government to the report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) on its visit to Turkey from 28 to 29 April 2016
Date of Document:
20 March 2018
Accessed Date:
11 December 2018
Title:
Turkey. Evaluation Report. Fourth Evaluation Round. Corruption prevention in respect of members of parliament, judges and prosecutors.
Code:
Greco Eval IV Rep (2015) 3E
Source:
Council of Europe. Groups of States against Corruption.
Date of Document:
17 March 2016
Accessed Date:
23 June 2016
Keywords:
government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; political activities; statistics
Title:
Turkey. Opinion on Emergency Decree Laws N°s 667-676 adopted following the failed coup of 15 July 2016 (Opinion No. 865/2016).
Source:
Council of Europe. Venice Commission.
Date of Document:
12 December 2016
Accessed Date:
27 January 2017
Title:
Turkey Memorandum Prepared by the Ministry of Justice of Turkey for the Visit of the Delegation of the Venice Commission to Ankara on 3 and 4 November 2016 in Connection With the Emergency Decree Laws
Date of Document:
23 November 2016
Accessed Date:
13 December 2017
Title:
Turkey. Extracts. Emergency Decree Laws. Nos KHK/668, 670, 671, 675, 677, 679, 680, 683, 685, 685, 687.
Date of Document:
20 February 2017
Accessed Date:
13 December 2017
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment on his mission to Turkey
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
18 December 2017
Accessed Date:
11 December 2018
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain statements of plaintiffs/victims (müşteki/mağdur ifade tutanağı), from within the country, as well as from abroad; format, including appearance, signatures and letterhead; whether there is a standard format ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
27 September 2018
Accessed Date:
18 December 2018
Title:
Turkey: the Judicial System in Peril
Source:
International Commission of Jurists
Date of Document:
2 June 2016
Accessed Date:
27 January 2017
Title:
Turkey: Three New Decree-Laws Issued Under State of Emergency
Source:
United States. Law Library of Congress. Global Legal Monitor.
Date of Document:
11 January 2017
Accessed Date:
27 January 2017
Title:
Turkey: More Emergency Decrees Issued
Source:
United States. Law Library of Congress. Global Legal Monitor.
Date of Document:
8 September 2017
Accessed Date:
13 December 2017
Title:
Copies of Decrees 675 and 676, published in the Resmî Gazete (Official Gazette) on 29 October 2016
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 April 2017
Accessed Date:
13 December 2017
Title:
Turquie : Etat du système judiciaire
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
17 March 2017
Accessed Date:
13 December 2017
Title:
The State of Emergency has ended but urgent measures are now needed to reverse the roll back of human rights
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
18 July 2018
Accessed Date:
11 December 2018
Title:
Joint Submission of the International Commission of Jurists and Human Rights Joint Platform in view of the UN Committee against Torture's adoption of a List of Issues to be transmitted to the Republic of Turkey prior to the submission of...
Source:
International Commission of Jurists; Human Rights Joint Platform
Date of Document:
25 June 2018
Accessed Date:
11 December 2018
Title:
Criminal Code Law Nr. 5237
Accessed Date:
11 December 2018
Title:
The National Judiciary Informatics System (Ulusal Yargi Ağı Bilişim Sistemi, UYAP), including components, access by citizens and lawyers; arrest warrants and court decisions, including access to such documents on UYAP, who has the authority to ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 December 2018
Accessed Date:
20 December 2018
Title:
Turquie : accès aux dossiers relatifs à la procédure pénale
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
1 February 2019
Accessed Date:
6 December 2019
Title:
Turquie : accès des membres de la famille aux mandats de perquisition, aux ordres de saisie et aux mandats d'arrêt
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
1 February 2019
Accessed Date:
6 December 2019
Title:
Lawyers on Trial: Abusive Prosecutions and Erosion of Fair Trial Rights in Turkey
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
10 April 2019
Accessed Date:
6 December 2019
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
Treatment of detainees in police custody; recourses available to detainees to file complaints against the police and their effectiveness
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 June 2012
Accessed Date:
1 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; identity documents; legislation; police/security forces complaints; sexual violence; torture
Title:
In Custody: Police Torture and Abductions in Turkey
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
12 October 2017
Accessed Date:
13 December 2017
Title:
A Blank Check: Turkey's Post-Coup Suspension of Safeguards Against Torture
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
24 October 2016
Accessed Date:
27 January 2017
Title:
Turquie : bases de données des autorités de sécurité turques (PolNet, GBTS)
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
14 June 2019
Accessed Date:
6 December 2019
Title:
Summonses, arrest warrants, and other related police documents, including appearance, security features, issuance procedures, and samples (2017-December 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 February 2020
Accessed Date:
27 February 2020
Title:
Turkey. Freedom of the Press 2017.
Accessed Date:
13 December 2017
Title:
Journalism Is Not A Crime: Crackdown on Media Freedom in Turkey
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
3 May 2017
Accessed Date:
20 December 2017
Title:
Turkey. Freedom on the Net 2019.
Accessed Date:
6 December 2019
Title:
Turkey: Crackdown on Social Media Posts
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
27 March 2018
Accessed Date:
14 December 2018
Title:
Turquie : risques liés à la publication d'information « sensible » sur les réseaux sociaux
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
5 December 2018
Accessed Date:
6 December 2019
Title:
Country Report: Turkey. Monitoring Media Pluralism in Europe: Application of the Media Pluralism Monitor 2017 in the European Union, FYROM, Serbia & Turkey.
Source:
Media Pluralism Monitor
Author:
Yasemin Inceoglu et al.
Accessed Date:
14 December 2018
Title:
Turkey's Journalists in the Dock: Judicial Silencing of the Fourth Estate. Joint International Press Freedom Mission to Turkey (September 11-13, 2019)
Source:
International Press Institute et al.
Accessed Date:
6 December 2019
Title:
Observations by Turkey on the Memorandum of Commissioner Muiznieks on Freedom of Expression and Media
Code:
CommDH/GovRep(2017)2
Date of Document:
15 February 2017
Accessed Date:
13 December 2017
Title:
Memorandum on freedom of expression and media freedom in Turkey
Source:
Council of Europe. Commissioner for Human Rights.
Date of Document:
15 February 2017
Accessed Date:
13 December 2017
Title:
Turkey: Mass blocking of social media and news sites is full-frontal attack on freedom of expression
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
6 August 2019
Accessed Date:
6 December 2019
Title:
Turkey. International Religious Freedom Report for 2018.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
21 June 2019
Accessed Date:
6 December 2019
Title:
Situation of Alevis, including political and religious rights; treatment of Alevis by society and authorities; state protection (2015-November 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 November 2018
Accessed Date:
18 December 2018
Title:
The Alevi faith, principles, beliefs, rituals and practices (1995 - 2005)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 April 2005
Accessed Date:
1 November 2012
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; religion
Title:
Turkey. United States International Commission on Religious Freedom Annual Report 2019.
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
April 2019
Accessed Date:
6 December 2019
Title:
Turkey: Alevis. World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
June 2018
Accessed Date:
11 December 2018
Title:
The difference between the beliefs and practices of Alevis and those of Alawis (Nusayris); treatment of both groups by authorities (2012-April 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
26 April 2013
Accessed Date:
20 June 2013
Keywords:
citizenship; conflict; crime; ethnic and national groups; freedom of movement; humanitarian situation; minorities; nationality; religion; statistics
Title:
Information on letters issued by the Canadian Alevi Culture Centre in Toronto, which attest that bearers are Alevis, including format, appearance, and signatories (2014-December 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
21 January 2016
Accessed Date:
19 December 2018
Title:
Treatment of atheists by society and the authorities, particularly in Istanbul; whether local militias serve as informants to the government to report the religious practices of citizens (2011-October 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 November 2013
Accessed Date:
26 June 2014
Keywords:
legislation; minorities; police/security forces; religion; statistics
Title:
Information on Alevi organizations outside of Turkey, including whether they issue letters that attest that bearers are Alevis (2016-November 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
28 November 2018
Accessed Date:
18 December 2018
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Situation of Kurds, including in Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir; situation of supporters or perceived supporters of the Peoples' Democratic Party (Halkların Demokratik Partisi, HDP); situation of Alevi Kurds (July 2018-December 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 January 2020
Accessed Date:
25 February 2020
Title:
Two routes to an impasse: Understanding Turkey's Kurdish policy
Source:
Brookings Institution. Center on the United States and Europe.
Date of Document:
December 2016
Author:
Ayşegül Aydın; Cem Emrence
Accessed Date:
13 December 2017
Title:
Comprehensive Report on Turkey: The Myth of Tolerance
Source:
European University Institute. Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies.
Accessed Date:
20 June 2013
Keywords:
minorities; political activities; religion
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined fourth to sixth periodic reports of Turkey
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Date of Document:
11 January 2016
Accessed Date:
23 June 2016
Title:
Turkey: Kurds. World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
June 2018
Accessed Date:
11 December 2018
Title:
Report of a Home Office Fact-Finding Mission. Turkey: Kurds, the HDP and the PKK.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
October 2019
Accessed Date:
6 December 2019
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Exit procedures at airports and land borders, including documents required to cross the border at a land crossing (2017-January 2020)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 January 2020
Accessed Date:
25 February 2020
Title:
Sent to a war zone: Turkey's illegal deportations of Syrian Refugees
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
25 October 2019
Accessed Date:
6 December 2019
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions
Title:
Turquie : Le syndicat étudiant GENÇ-SEN
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
6 September 2016
Accessed Date:
13 December 2017
Title:
No End in Sight: Purged Public Sector Workers Denied a Future in Turkey
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
22 May 2017
Accessed Date:
13 December 2017
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 28 February 2020:
Title:
Turkey. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2018.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
13 March 2019
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2018-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/turkey/
Accessed Date:
18 March 2019
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