Human Rights in Turkey
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-57478-9 (ISBN)
The book provides the historical setting of Turkey related to the development of democracy, human rights issues, the treatment of cultural and ethnic minorities, and the short- and long-term consequences of the crackdown including impacts on individuals, institutions like education and the media, the criminal justice system, the economy, and Turkey's standing in the international community. Since the foundation of the Republic of Turkey, the military and the media have been the main traditional powers of oppressive, secularist, and nationalist regimes in the country. After a period of initial reforms, rather than eliminating the structures of the authoritarian state, Recep Tayyip Erdogan seized the levers of power and used them aggressively against his political enemies. He turned Turkey into a one-man regime after the failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016, and his actions included the widespread violation of human rights.
This book tells the tale of the consequencesof the measures taken after the failed coup attempt that have adversely impacted the development of democracy and human rights in Turkey, altering the nation's course of history. Beginning with a State of Emergency that was declared in July of 2016, Turkey has moved to a more authoritarian state. Among the consequences of the actions taken have been imprisonment of hundreds of thousands, the shuttering of media, the dismissal of public employees, the dismissal of academics, jailed elected Kurdish politicians, and the misuse of the criminal justice to victimize the population. Adverse effects have included widespread violations of human rights, torture, and mistreatment of prisoners, false imprisonment, and the absence of the right to a fair trial. This book examines some of the thorniest questions of Turkish democratization and human rights, including the underlying reasons for the decay of democracy and what has happened as a result of this decay. Among these is a deterioration of the educational system, a reduction in economic stability, the absence of the rule of law and due process, a radical transformation of the country, and violations of universal human rights.
Endorsements:
As one who knows people who have been victimized by the authoritarian regime in Turkey, "Human Rights in Turkey" provides unique insights and perspectives on the changes that have befallen his wonderful country. It is truly insightful.
David L. Carter, Ph.D., Michigan State University
Human Rights in Turkey: Assaults on Human Dignity fills a major gap in contemporary political scholarship. Its elucidation of Turkey's democratic backsliding into a one-man authoritarian regime is insightful and unique. Absolutely required reading for anyone who cares about this beautiful country, its wonderful people, and its uncertain future.
Kati Piri, Member of the European Parliament and Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee
Aydin's and Langley's book addresses critical issues in a critical case. Turkey had been regarded as a rising democracy in a troubled region, but in recent years the country has experienced troubling signs of democratic erosion. Central to that decline is the precarious status of basic human rights of expression, association, religion, and due process. This book explores what has happened and how it affects individuals and the Turkish polity more broadly.
John M. Carey, Ph.D.. Wentworth Professor in the Social Sciences, Dartmouth College, NH, USA
Turkey was once a poster-boy of the league of modernizing countries - a staunch ally of the West, an almost-democracy that would become better soon enough. It might even be the first Muslim country to join the European Union. That image now lies shattered under the erratic one-man-showo
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Hasan Aydin earned his Ph.D. from the University of Nevada, Reno, in 2011. He has served many administrative positions, including associate chair for the department curriculum and instruction, graduate program coordinator, Erasmus exchange student coordinator, and graduate assistantship coordinator for the College of Education. He also has served as the chair of many masters and doctoral dissertation committees. Currently, Dr. Aydin is a human rights activist and a Professor of Multicultural Education in the Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Culture at Florida Gulf Coast University. He also serves as a director of Education and Youth Empowerment for African Network of South-West Florida. His scholarship focuses on multicultural education, bilingual education, Kurdish language and cultural rights, human rights, social justice, diversity and equity in education, educating refugee students, citizenship education in a global context, and international education. Dr. Aydin's research cuts across local, national, and international contexts, and he has conducted research with and prepared educators in countries such as Germany, Turkey, Romania, Mongolia, and Nigeria. He is the author of several books, has published numerous articles, has had many conference presentations and has translated several books from English into Turkish. These translations include James A. Banks, An Introduction to Multicultural Education, Geneva Gay, Culturally Responsive Teaching: Theory, Research, and Practice; and Bruce Berg and Howard Lune, Qualitative Research Methods for the Social Sciences. Dr. Aydin is member of several professional organizations including the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the American Psychological Association (APA), the National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME), the Korean Association for Multicultural Education (KAME), the International Association for Intercultural Research (IAIE), and the Pi Beta Delta: International Honor Society for International Education.
Dr. Aydin is also a founding editor and editor-in-chief for the Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies and the American Journal of Qualitative Research, and an associate editor for the Intercultural Education. He is on the editorial boards of several journals, including the Multicultural Education Review, the International Journal of Education, and the Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change. In 2018 and 2019, he was awarded a College of Education professorship for his research, contributions, and publications. Dr. Aydin received the Human Rights Educator Award from the United Nations Human Rights Florida in 2019. In addition, in 2019, Dr. Aydin received an outstanding research award from The Marquis Who's Who Publication Board. Dr. Aydin served a program chair for the American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2020/SIG Multicultural/Multiethnic Education: Theory, Research, and Practice.
Winston Langley was a Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and the senior administrator in charge of advancing the University of Massachusetts Boston's academic mission and the quality of its intellectual life. A scholar with a rich, diverse academic background and a seasoned administrator, he has been instrumental in defining and developing UMass Boston's identity as a student-centered, urban public research university with a teaching soul. A professor of political science and international relations since 1982, Dr. Langley served as director of the International Relations Program, senior associate provost, associate chancellor, and interim provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs before he was named to his current position in 2009. Dr. Langley's scholarly interests include human rights, alternative models of world order, religion, and politics. His research has focus
Part I: An Overview of Human Rights in Turkey.- Chapter1. Introducing Human Rights in Turkey.- Chapter 2. Human Rights in Turkey: Past, Present, and Future.- Part II: Freedom and Non-discrimination.- Chapter 3. Freedom of the Media in Turkey under the AKP Government.- Chapter 4. Discrimination Based on Religion: A Complex Story in Turkey.- Chapter 5. Non-Discrimination, Minority Rights and Self-Determination: Turkey's Post-Coup State of Emergency and the Position of Turkey's Kurds.- Chapter 6.- Justice and Development (AKP) Attitudes Towards the LGBTI Community in Turkey.- Chapter 7. LGBTQ Rights in Turkey: Do not Touch my Body!.- Part III: The Rights of the Displaced.- Chapter 8. Syrian Refugees in Turkey: (Un)Equal Opportunities in Education.- Part IV: State of Emergency(OHAL).- Chapter 9. Authoritarianization and Human Rights in Turkey: How the AKP Legitimizes Human Rights Violations.- Chapter 10. Shunned and Purged: Turkey's Crackdown on the Hizmet (Gülen) Movement.- Chapter 11.The Cases of Dismissal under State of Emergency (OHAL): The Right to a Fair Trial as a Human Right.- Chapter 12. Intellectuals on Hunger Strike for Reinstatement to their Job: The Case of the "Yuksel Resistance".- Chapter 13. Human Rights Violations and Medicolegal Approach.- Part V: Social and Economic Rights.- Chapter 14. Right to Education: Challenges and Issues under the Justice and Development Party Era.- Chapter 15. Academic Freedom and Living in Exile: Experiences of Academics in Turkey.- Chapter 16. The Effects of Democratic Regression on Turkish Economy and the Brain Drain.- Chapter 17. Neoliberal De-Development in Turkey and the AKP's Socioeconomic War on the Counterhegemony.- Part VI: Women and Children Rights.- Chapter 18. Imprisoned Women and Children in Turkey: Human Rights Violations under the State of Emergency (OHAL).- Chapter 19. The Trauma of Turkish Women and Children in an Era of Political Unrest.- Part VII: Foreign Policy Initiative: A Case Review.- Chapter 20. Turkey's Accession to the European Union in Context of Its Human Rights Violations: Observations of a Journalist from Brussels.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 12.12.2021 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations |
| Zusatzinfo | XLII, 471 p. 16 illus., 13 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | Cham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 783 g |
| Themenwelt | Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht |
| Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
| Schlagworte | Democracy • Discrimination Based on Religion • Freedom of the Media in Turkey under the AKP Government • Human Right in Turkey: Past, Present, and Future • Human Rights Violations • Human Rights Violations and Medicolegal Approach • LGBTQ Rights in Turkey • Neoliberal De-Development in Turkey's Periphery • Neoliberal De-Development in Turkey’s Periphery • state crime • Syrian Refugees in Turkey • The Cases of Dismissal Under State of Emergency • The Effects of Democratic Regression on Turkish Economy |
| ISBN-10 | 3-030-57478-4 / 3030574784 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-030-57478-9 / 9783030574789 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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