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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:
Turkey. (Transportation).
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Accessed Date:
20 June 2014
Keywords:
map; transport infrastructure
Source:
National Parks of Turkey
Accessed Date:
27 January 2017
Title:
Turquie. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
1 November 2012
Title:
Turkey: Travel Advice
Source:
United Kingdom. Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Date of Document:
July 2016
Accessed Date:
27 January 2017
Title:
Turkey. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
12 December 2017
Accessed Date:
11 December 2017
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Turkey: Gülenism. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
April 2017
Accessed Date:
11 December 2017
Title:
Operational Guidance Note: Turkey
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
May 2013
Accessed Date:
24 June 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; conflict; crime; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; human rights activists; identity documents; internal displacement; Internet; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; military service; minorities; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; rejected asylum seekers; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; torture; warrants
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Turkey: Background information, including actors of protection and internal relocation. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
February 2016
Accessed Date:
21 June 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; conflict; crime; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; human rights activists; identity documents; internal displacement; Internet; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; military service; minorities; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; rejected asylum seekers; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; torture; warrants
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Turkey: Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
August 2017
Accessed Date:
11 December 2017
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Turkey: HDP (Peoples' Democratic Party). Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
March 2016
Accessed Date:
21 June 2016
Keywords:
conflict; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; international guidance note; legal system; minorities; nationality; penal system; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; religion; sexual minorities; statistics
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Turkey: Human rights defenders. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
June 2017
Accessed Date:
11 December 2017
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Turkey: Women fearing gender-based violence. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
February 2016
Accessed Date:
21 June 2016
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; family law; female genital mutilation; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; institutional efficacy; international guidance note; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; sexual violence; social services; statistics; trafficking in persons
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 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
March 2016
Accessed Date:
21 June 2016
Keywords:
freedom of movement; international guidance note; legal system; legislation; military service; sexual minorities; state surveillance; statistics
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Turkey: Prison Conditions. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
February 2016
Accessed Date:
21 June 2016
Keywords:
children; international guidance note; legislation; penal system; political activities; statistics
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Turkey: Journalists. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
March 2016
Accessed Date:
21 June 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; election; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; government corruption; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; international guidance note; Internet; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; statistics
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Turkey: Kurdish ethnicity. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
February 2016
Accessed Date:
21 June 2016
Keywords:
country overview; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; international guidance note; legislation; minorities; nationality; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; statistics
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:
Turquie. Situation sécuritaire : 24 mars 2017 – 14 septembre 2017.
Source:
Belgium. Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons.
Date of Document:
14 September 2017
Accessed Date:
14 December 2017
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report. Turkey: Country Focus.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
November 2016
Accessed Date:
27 January 2017
Title:
Turkey Country Report – Update November 2017. 3rd edition.
Source:
Asylum Research Consultancy
Date of Document:
21 November 2017
Accessed Date:
11 December 2017
Title:
Turquie: situation actuelle
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
19 May 2017
Accessed Date:
11 December 2017
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:
5 September 2016
Accessed Date:
11 December 2017
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Turkey: Kurdish political parties. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
August 2017
Accessed Date:
14 December 2017
Title:
Turkey. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
20 April 2018
Accessed Date:
23 April 2018
Title:
Turkey. Amnesty International Report 2016/2017: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Accessed Date:
13 December 2017
Title:
Turkey. Freedom in the World 2017.
Accessed Date:
12 December 2017
Title:
2. Political Criteria and Enhanced Political Dialogue. Commission Staff Working Document. Turkey 2016 Report.
Code:
SWD(2016) 366 final
Source:
European Union. European Commission.
Date of Document:
9 November 2016
Accessed Date:
27 January 2017
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, Christof Heyns. Addendum. Follow-up to country recommendations: Turkey.
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
6 May 2015
Accessed Date:
21 June 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; freedom of assembly; gender-based violence; honour crimes; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; military service; penal system; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; sexual minorities; statistics
Title:
Turkey. World Report 2017: Events of 2016.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2017
Accessed Date:
27 January 2017
Title:
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: Turkey
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
13 April 2015
Accessed Date:
21 June 2016
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender-based violence; honour crimes; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; minorities; penal system; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; religion; sexual minorities
Title:
Report on the human rights situation in South-East Turkey, July 2015 to December 2016
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
February 2017
Accessed Date:
13 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
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
Date of Document:
28 November 2016
Accessed Date:
27 January 2017
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 No. 5901
Accessed Date:
1 November 2012
Keywords:
children; citizenship; identity documents; legislation; marriage
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. Global Citizenship Observatory.
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:
Birth Registration in Turkey: Protecting the Future for Syrian Children
Source:
Refugees International
Date of Document:
30 April 2015
Author:
Sarnata Reynolds; Daryl Grisgraber
Accessed Date:
22 June 2016
Keywords:
children; citizenship; conflict; family law; identity documents; legislation; marriage; political activities; social services; statistics
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:
Turkey issues a decree to withdraw citizenship of suspects staying abroad
Source:
European University Institute. Global Citizenship Observatory.
Date of Document:
10 January 2017
Author:
Zeynep Kadirbeyoglu
Accessed Date:
27 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
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Republic of Turkey. Early Parliamentary Elections 1 November 2015. OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission Final Report.
Source:
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Date of Document:
28 January 2016
Accessed Date:
27 January 2017
Title:
The Freedom and Solidarity Party (Ozgurluk ve Dayanisma Partisi, ODP), including its position on military service, conscription and conscientious objection; relationship of the ODP with the party in power (2012-August 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 August 2014
Accessed Date:
24 June 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; election; freedom of assembly; labour; military service; police/security forces; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Bertelsmann Stiftung, BTI 2016 - Turkey Country Report.
Source:
Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
22 June 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; election; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; government corruption; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; minorities; nationality; organized crime; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; statistics
Title:
Civic Freedom Monitor: Turkey
Source:
International Center for Not-for-Profit Law
Date of Document:
3 October 2017
Accessed Date:
12 December 2017
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 Fethullah Gulen Movement, including structure, areas of operation and activities; procedures for becoming a member; roles and responsibilities of membership; treatment of supporters; the Gulen Movement in Canada, including connections ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
29 September 2016
Accessed Date:
31 January 2017
Title:
The good, the bad and the Gülenists
Source:
European Council on Foreign Relations
Date of Document:
23 September 2016
Accessed Date:
27 January 2017
Title:
Republic of Turkey. Election for President of 10 August 2014.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
24 June 2015
Keywords:
election; political organizations; statistics
Title:
Republic of Turkey. Election for Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi (Grand National Assembly of Turkey) of 1 November 2015.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
22 June 2016
Keywords:
election; political organizations; statistics
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.
Date of Document:
29 March 2017
Author:
Anders Knape: Leendert Verbeek
Accessed Date:
12 December 2017
Title:
The UK's relations with Turkey. Tenth Report of Session 2016–17.
Source:
United Kingdom. House of Commons. Foreign Affairs Committee.
Date of Document:
25 March 2017
Accessed Date:
12 December 2017
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:
Domestic violence, including legislation, state protection and support services
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
28 May 2012
Accessed Date:
1 November 2012
Keywords:
domestic violence; gender-based violence; honour crimes; legal system; legislation; marriage; medical records; statistics; trafficking in persons
Title:
Family law in Turkey: overview
Source:
Practical Law. Mert Yalçın, Yalçın & Toygar & Tüfekçi Law Office.
Date of Document:
1 October 2017
Accessed Date:
21 December 2017
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 2014.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Accessed Date:
28 November 2014
Keywords:
children; disappeared persons; domestic violence; family law; female genital mutilation; femicide; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; gender equality; honour crimes; human rights activists; judicial efficacy; labour; legislation; marriage; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; sexual violence; social services; statistics; trafficking in persons
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:
Turquie: situation socio-économique des femmes kurdes sans réseau social qui retournent en Turquie
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
26 November 2015
Accessed Date:
27 January 2017
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:
Adoption of the « Mufti Law » in Turkey
Accessed Date:
21 December 2017
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:
May 2017
Accessed Date:
12 December 2017
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
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Turkey. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2017, Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
March 2017
Accessed Date:
12 December 2017
Title:
Turkey (Tier 2). Trafficking in Persons Report 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2017
Accessed Date:
13 December 2017
Title:
Turkey: Counterterrorism and Justice
Source:
United States. The Law Library of Congress. Global Legal Research Center.
Date of Document:
September 2015
Accessed Date:
23 June 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; identity documents; Internet; legal system; legislation; nationality; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; state surveillance; statistics
Title:
Turkey 2017 Crime and Safety Report: Ankara
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
12 April 2017
Accessed Date:
12 December 2017
Title:
National Integrity System Assessment Turkey
Source:
Transparency International Turkey
Date of Document:
7 April 2016
Author:
Umut Gündüz et al.
Accessed Date:
27 January 2017
Title:
Turkey 2017 Crime and Safety Report: Istanbul
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
3 February 2017
Accessed Date:
12 December 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:
The PKK's Fateful Choice in Northern Syria. Middle East Report N°176.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
4 May 2017
Accessed Date:
20 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
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Law No. 6671 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 9 to 21 June 2013
Source:
Council of Europe. European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Date of Document:
15 January 2015
Accessed Date:
12 February 2015
Keywords:
children; gender-based violence; labour; legal system; legislation; penal system; police/security forces; torture
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 9 to 21 June 2013
Date of Document:
15 January 2015
Accessed Date:
12 February 2015
Keywords:
children; extralegal executions/killings; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; penal system; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; statistics; torture
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:
Concluding observations on the fourth periodic reports of Turkey
Source:
United Nations. Committee against Torture.
Date of Document:
2 June 2016
Accessed Date:
27 January 2017
Title:
Report of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances on its mission to Turkey
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
27 July 2016
Accessed Date:
27 January 2017
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
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:
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 2017.
Accessed Date:
13 December 2017
Title:
Surveillance, Secrecy and Self-Censorship. New Digital Freedom Challenges in Turkey.
Source:
Pen International; Pen Norway
Date of Document:
16 December 2015
Editor:
Sarah Clarke et al.
Accessed Date:
23 June 2016
Keywords:
election; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; government corruption; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; state surveillance; statistics
Title:
Media Ownership and Finances in Turkey: Increasing Concentration and Clientelism
Source:
South East European Media Observatory
Date of Document:
30 November 2015
Accessed Date:
23 June 2016
Keywords:
corruption; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; government corruption; institutional efficacy; Internet; legislation; political activities; political organizations; statistics
Title:
Silencing Turkey's Media
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
15 December 2016
Accessed Date:
27 January 2017
Title:
State of Emergency in Turkey: the Impact on Freedom of the Media
Date of Document:
September 2016
Accessed Date:
31 January 2017
Title:
Turkey: State of Emergency, State of Arbitrary
Source:
Reporters Without Borders
Date of Document:
19 September 2016
Accessed Date:
27 January 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:
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:
Turkey. International Religious Freedom Report for 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
15 August 2017
Accessed Date:
13 December 2017
Title:
Situation of Alevis, including political and religious rights; treatment of Alevis by society and authorities; state protection (June 2012-May 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 June 2015
Accessed Date:
26 June 2015
Keywords:
extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; political opposition; political organizations; religion; statistics
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 2017.
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
April 2017
Accessed Date:
13 December 2017
Title:
Situation of Christian Turks of Armenian descent, including treatment by society and authorities (2014- April 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
28 April 2015
Accessed Date:
23 June 2016
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; religion; statistics
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:
The Right to Freedom of Religion or Belief in Turkey Monitoring Report July 2014 - June 2015
Source:
Norwegian Helsinki Committee. Freedom of Belief Initiative.
Date of Document:
November 2015
Accessed Date:
23 June 2016
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; identity documents; institutional efficacy; legal system; legislation; military service; minorities; political activities; political organizations; religion; social services; statistics
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:
Turkey: Freedom of belief and security threats
Date of Document:
13 October 2016
Accessed Date:
27 January 2017
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
The situation and treatment of Kurds and Alevis after the coup attempt in July 2016, including in the large cities (July 2016–January 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
26 January 2017
Accessed Date:
30 March 2017
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. State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2016: Events of 2015.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
July 2016
Author:
Boris Babin et al.
Accessed Date:
27 January 2017
Title:
Turkey's Kurdish Conflict: 2015-Present
Source:
Institute for Security and Development Policy
Date of Document:
December 2016
Accessed Date:
27 January 2017
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Whether consent of both parents is required for a Turkish citizen under 18 years of age to obtain a passport, and whether there are any other procedural or documentary requirements for minors to obtain a passport or to travel outside Turkey
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 December 2008
Accessed Date:
1 November 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Displaced and Dispossessed: Sur Residents' Right to Return Home
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
6 December 2016
Accessed Date:
27 January 2017
Title:
Security procedures prior to boarding an international flight; date of implementation; whether authorities require a list of passengers for international flights; how the information collected on passengers may be used by authorities...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 January 2016
Accessed Date:
21 June 2016
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Submission from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) for consideration at the 87th Session of the Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (3-28 August 2015)
Source:
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre; Norwegian Refugee Council
Date of Document:
21 August 2015
Accessed Date:
23 June 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; ethnic and national groups; freedom of movement; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; legal system; minorities; political activities; political organizations; social services; statistics
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions
Title:
Turkey. The 2017 ITUC Global Rights Index. The World's Worst Countries for Workers.
Source:
International Trade Union Confederation
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
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
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 21 December 2017:
Title:
Turkey. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
3 March 2017
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm?year=2016&dlid=265482
Accessed Date:
8 March 2017
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