General briefing: Turkey

Although officially a secular state, Turkey is caught between its secular and Islamic identities.
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General briefing: Turkey

Although officially a secular state, Turkey is caught between its secular and Islamic identities. A significant deterioration in human rights occurred in the aftermath of the foiled military coup of July 2016. Since then, thousands of journalists, academics, activists, writers, teachers, judges and thinkers have been arrested and accused of being ‘traitors and collaborators against national interests’. Others have been forced to adopt lower profiles and live in anticipation of being arrested, or to seek asylum in another country.

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Published Online
24 October 2018
Region/Country
Middle East & North Africa, Turkey

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