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[email protected] www.wri-irg.org 2 Conscientious Objection in Turkey, May 2021 Content Contents Introduction 4 Committee of Ministers of Council of Europe To the situation of conscientious objectors in Turkey 6 Ercan Jan Aktaş History of Conscientious Objection in Turkey 8 Rudi Friedrich Conscientious Objection and Asylum 12 Beran Mehmet İşçi How is it to be a conscientious objector from Turkey in Europe? 21 Halil Savda My experiences in the barracks 27 Mertcan Güler It all started with the Gezi protests 35 Onur Erden I refuse! 37 Franz Nadler 25 years of solidarity with conscientious objectors from Turkey 51 Association for Conscientious Objection 66 About the Editors 67 Conscientious Objection in Turkey, May 2021 3 Introduction Rudi Friedrich Introduction Connection e.V.