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Reconciling Statism with Freedom: Turkey's Kurdish Opening
Reconciling Statism with Freedom Turkey’s Kurdish Opening Halil M. Karaveli SILK ROAD PAPER October 2010 Reconciling Statism with Freedom Turkey’s Kurdish Opening Halil M. Karaveli © Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program – A Joint Transatlantic Research and Policy Center Johns Hopkins University-SAIS, 1619 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20036 Institute for Security and Development Policy, V. Finnbodav. 2, Stockholm-Nacka 13130, Sweden www.silkroadstudies.org “Reconciling Statism with Freedom: Turkey’s Kurdish Opening” is a Silk Road Paper published by the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and the Silk Road Studies Program. The Silk Road Papers Series is the Occasional Paper series of the Joint Center, and ad- dresses topical and timely subjects. The Joint Center is a transatlantic independent and non-profit research and policy center. It has offices in Washington and Stockholm and is affiliated with the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University and the Stockholm-based Institute for Security and Development Policy. It is the first institution of its kind in Europe and North America, and is firmly established as a leading research and policy center, serving a large and diverse commu- nity of analysts, scholars, policy-watchers, business leaders, and journalists. The Joint Center is at the forefront of research on issues of conflict, security, and development in the region. Through its applied research, publications, research cooperation, public lec- tures, and seminars, it functions as a focal point for academic, policy, and public dis- cussion regarding the region. The opinions and conclusions expressed in this study are those of the authors only, and do not necessarily reflect those of the Joint Center or its sponsors. -
'A Reign of Terror'
‘A Reign of Terror’ CUP Rule in Diyarbekir Province, 1913-1923 Uğur Ü. Üngör University of Amsterdam, Department of History Master’s thesis ‘Holocaust and Genocide Studies’ June 2005 ‘A Reign of Terror’ CUP Rule in Diyarbekir Province, 1913-1923 Uğur Ü. Üngör University of Amsterdam Department of History Master’s thesis ‘Holocaust and Genocide Studies’ Supervisors: Prof. Johannes Houwink ten Cate, Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies Dr. Karel Berkhoff, Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies June 2005 2 Contents Preface 4 Introduction 6 1 ‘Turkey for the Turks’, 1913-1914 10 1.1 Crises in the Ottoman Empire 10 1.2 ‘Nationalization’ of the population 17 1.3 Diyarbekir province before World War I 21 1.4 Social relations between the groups 26 2 Persecution of Christian communities, 1915 33 2.1 Mobilization and war 33 2.2 The ‘reign of terror’ begins 39 2.3 ‘Burn, destroy, kill’ 48 2.4 Center and periphery 63 2.5 Widening and narrowing scopes of persecution 73 3 Deportations of Kurds and settlement of Muslims, 1916-1917 78 3.1 Deportations of Kurds, 1916 81 3.2 Settlement of Muslims, 1917 92 3.3 The aftermath of the war, 1918 95 3.4 The Kemalists take control, 1919-1923 101 4 Conclusion 110 Bibliography 116 Appendix 1: DH.ŞFR 64/39 130 Appendix 2: DH.ŞFR 87/40 132 Appendix 3: DH.ŞFR 86/45 134 Appendix 4: Family tree of Y.A. 136 Maps 138 3 Preface A little less than two decades ago, in my childhood, I became fascinated with violence, whether it was children bullying each other in school, fathers beating up their daughters for sneaking out on a date, or the omnipresent racism that I did not understand at the time. -
Local and Regional Democracy in Turkey
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities 20th SESSION CG(20)6 1 March 2011 Local and regional democracy in Turkey Monitoring Committee Rapporteurs : Anders KNAPE, Sweden (L, EPP/CD1), Herwig VAN STAA, Austria (R, EPP/CD) A. Draft recommendation ......................................................................................................................... 2 B. Explanatory memorandum .................................................................................................................. 5 Summary The purpose of this report on the situation of local and regional democracy in Turkey is to continue the monitoring of Turkey's obligations according to the European Charter of Local Self-Government that was undertaken in 2005. In the light of visits to Turkey in 2008 and 2009 and the 2007 fact-finding mission on Southeast Anatolia, the report concludes that progress towards the reforms called for in 2005 has been particularly slow. It is recommended that Turkey continue constitutional reforms towards decentralisation, notably by removing administrative tutelage and allowing the use of languages other than Turkish in the provision of public services. Turkey is encouraged to reduce the involvement of Governors in the Special Provincial Administrations and to carry through proposed reforms, especially the Villages Law and Revenues Law. 1L: Chamber of Local Authorities / R: Chamber of Regions ILDG: Independent and Liberal Democrat Group of the Congress EPP/CD: European People’s Party – Christian Democrats of the Congress SOC: Socialist Group of the Congress NR: Members not belonging to a Political Group of the Congress CG(20)6 A. DRAFT RECOMMENDATION2 1. The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe recalls that Turkey has been a member of the Council of Europe since 9 August 1949 and ratified the European Charter of Local Self-Government on 9 December 1992, with accession taking effect on 1 April 1993; 2. -
The Urbanization and Ottomanization of the Halvetiye Sufi Order by the City of Amasya in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries
The City as a Historical Actor: The Urbanization and Ottomanization of the Halvetiye Sufi Order by the City of Amasya in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries By Hasan Karatas A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Near Eastern Studies in the Graduate Division of the University of California, Berkeley Committee in charge: Professor Hamid Algar, Chair Professor Leslie Peirce Professor Beshara Doumani Professor Wali Ahmadi Spring 2011 The City as a Historical Actor: The Urbanization and Ottomanization of the Halvetiye Sufi Order by the City of Amasya in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries ©2011 by Hasan Karatas Abstract The City as a Historical Actor: The Urbanization and Ottomanization of the Halvetiye Sufi Order by the City of Amasya in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries by Hasan Karatas Doctor of Philosophy in Near Eastern Studies University of California, Berkeley Professor Hamid Algar, Chair This dissertation argues for the historical agency of the North Anatolian city of Amasya through an analysis of the social and political history of Islamic mysticism in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries Ottoman Empire. The story of the transmission of the Halvetiye Sufi order from geographical and political margins to the imperial center in both ideological and physical sense underlines Amasya’s contribution to the making of the socio-religious scene of the Ottoman capital at its formative stages. The city exerted its agency as it urbanized, “Ottomanized” and catapulted marginalized Halvetiye Sufi order to Istanbul where the Ottoman socio-religious fabric was in the making. This study constitutes one of the first broad-ranging histories of an Ottoman Sufi order, as a social group shaped by regional networks of politics and patronage in the formative fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. -
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■ HRFT ■ Human Rights Foundation of Turkey 1993 ■ Human Rights Report ■ ■ This report was prepared and printed with the ■ financial support of the European Union. ■ ■ CONTENTS Preface 5 General situation of human rights following 1993 7 Where is mega media running towards? 13 SAMPLE CASES FROM HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES Introduction 26 The Kurdish problem 32 Cease-fire ................................................................................................... 33 Newroz festival ......................................................................................... 37 Clashes, operations and attacks ................................................................ 40 Funeral ceremonies ................................................................................... 46 Attacks against settlement centers ............................................................ 57 Attacks against civilians ............................................................................ 67 Executions by organizations ..................................................................... 77 Education and teachers ............................................................................. 84 Extra-judicial executions 96 House and workshop raids ........................................................................ 100 Killings as a result of fire on demonstrating groups ................................ 108 Killings in fire opened because of disobeying stop warnings, etc. ......... 109 Deaths as a result of mines and unclaimed bombs .................................. -
Turkey Opinion on the Amendments to The
Strasbourg, 13 March 2017 CDL-AD(2017)005 Opinion No. 875/2017 Or. Engl. EUROPEAN COMMISSION FOR DEMOCRACY THROUGH LAW (VENICE COMMISSION) 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 Adopted by the Venice Commission at its 110th Plenary Session (Venice, 10-11 March 2017) On the basis of comments by Mr Richard BARRETT (Member, Ireland) Ms Veronika BÍLKOVÁ (Member, Czech Republic) Ms Sarah CLEVELAND (Member, United States of America) Mr Jean-Claude SCHOLSEM (Substitute member, Belgium) Ms Hanna SUCHOCKA (Honorary President) Mr Kaarlo TUORI (Member, Finland) This document will not be distributed at the meeting. Please bring this copy. www.venice.coe.int CDL-AD(2017)005 - 2 - TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction ................................................................................................................... 3 II. Background ................................................................................................................... 3 A. The failed coup of 15 July 2016 ................................................................................. 3 B. The constitutional reform process in Turkey .............................................................. 3 III. Preliminary remarks ...................................................................................................... 5 IV. Analysis .................................................................................................................... -
Almanac Turkey 2006-2008 Security Sector and Democratic Oversight Almanac Turkey 2006-2008: Security Sector and Democratic Oversight
ALMANAC TURKEY 2006-2008 SECURITY SECTOR AND DEMOCRATIC OVERSIGHT ALMANAC TURKEY 2006-2008: SECURITY SECTOR AND DEMOCRATIC OVERSIGHT ISBN 978-605-5832-53-7 TESEV PUBLICATIONS Editors: Ali Bayramoğlu, Ahmet İnsel Publication Coordinator: Hale Akay Prepared for Publication: Koray Özdil Translator: Leyla Tonguç Basmacı Language Editor: Laurie Freeman Design: Rauf Kösemen, Myra Page Layout: Myra Printed by: İmak Ofset Türkiye Ekonomik ve Sosyal Etüdler Vakf› Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation Demokratikleme Program› Democratization Program Bankalar Cad. Minerva Han No: 2 Kat: 3 Karaköy 34420, İstanbul Tel: +90 212 292 89 03 PBX Fax: +90 212 292 90 46 [email protected] www.tesev.org.tr Copyright © August 2010 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced electronically or mechanically (photocopy, storage of records or information, etc.) without the permission of the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV). This publication is partially funded by the European Union. The content of this publication is the sole responsibility of TESEV and can in no way be taken to reflect the official views of the European Union and other supporting institutions. The viewpoints in this report belong to the authors and they may not necessarily concur partially or wholly with TESEV’s viewpoints as a foundation. TESEV would like to extend its thanks to the European Union, the Consulate General of Sweden in Istanbul, the Open Society Foundation, and the TESEV High Advisory Board for their contributions with regard to -
The Circassians in Turkey (1918-1938)
Yelbaşi, Caner (2017) Civil War, violence And nationality from empire to nation state : the Circassians in Turkey (1918-1938). PhD Thesis. SOAS, University of London. http://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/24388 Copyright © and Moral Rights for this PhD Thesis are retained by the author and/or other copyright owners. A copy can be downloaded for personal non‐commercial research or study, without prior permission or charge. This PhD Thesis cannot be reproduced or quoted extensively from without first obtaining permission in writing from the copyright holder/s. The content must not be changed in any way or sold commercially in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders. When referring to this PhD Thesis, full bibliographic details including the author, title, awarding institution and date of the PhD Thesis must be given e.g. AUTHOR (year of submission) "Full PhD Thesis title", name of the School or Department, PhD PhD Thesis, pagination. CIVIL WAR, VIOLENCE AND NATIONALITY FROM EMPIRE TO NATION STATE: THE CIRCASSIANS IN TURKEY (1918-1938) CANER YELBAŞI Thesis submitted for the degree of PhD 2017 Department of History SOAS, University of London 1 Declaration for SOAS PhD thesis I have read and understood regulation 17.9 of the Regulations for students of the SOAS, University of London concerning plagiarism. I undertake that all the material presented for examination is my own work and has not been written for me, in whole or in part, by any other person. I also undertake that any quotation or paraphrase from the published or unpublished work of another person has been duly acknowledged in the work which I present for examination. -
Kirgiz Cumhuriyeti Ankara Büyükelçiliği'nin
KIRGIZ CUMHURİYETİ ANKARA BÜYÜKELÇİLİĞİ’NİN NİSAN 2019 - TEMMUZ 2020 FAALİYET ÖZETİ A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE EMBASSY OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC IN ANKARA (FROM APRIL 2019 TO JULY 2020) www.gazetesivilinisiyatif.com Kırgızistan hepimizin ata yurdudur, Kırgızlar ise Türk dünyasının kal- Kyrgyzstan is our ancestral home and the Kyrgyz people are the heart of bidir; the Turkish World. Türk dünyası ile bizler arasında, şartlara göre değişmeyecek değerler söz There are values between us that will not change under any circumstanc- konusudur. es. Together with the light and inspiration taken from our history, we have Bizler hep beraber tarihimizden aldığımız ışık ve ilham doğrultusunda known sacredness of human being by putting human at the center with insanı merkeze koyarak, ‘’insanı yaşat ki devlet yaşasın’’ sözü ile insanın words “let people live then a state will also live “, and we have never lost kutsallığını bilmiş, ‘’yurtta barış, dünyada barış›› anlayışı çerçevesinde our hope and belief in peace and brotherhood within the framework of barış ve kardeşliğe olan umut ve inancımız hiç yitirmedik. the understanding of “peace at home, peace in the world”. Bu inanç etrafında kol kola girmiş yüz yıllarca geçmişini unutmayan ve We are a nation that walked side by side with this faith and not forgot its hep beraber dünyayı aydınlatacak bir milletiz. past for centuries and which would enlighten the world. Coğrafyalarımız ve isimlerimiz farklı olsa da yüreklerimizin atışı sonsu- Even though our geographies and names are different, the beating of our za kadar tek can da varlığını ilelebet sürdürecektir. hearts will continue forever in one soul. -
General Country of Origin Information Report Turkey
General Country of Origin Information Report Turkey October 2019 1 General Country of Origin Information Report October 2019 Publication details Location The Hague Prepared by Country of Origin Information Reports Section (DAF/AB) Disclaimer: The Dutch version of this report is leading. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands cannot be held accountable for misinterpretations based on the English version of the report. 2 General Country of Origin Information Report October 2019 Table of Contents Publication details ......................................................................................... 2 1 Politics and security .................................................................................... 5 1.1 Political developments ................................................................................... 5 1.2 The security situation .................................................................................... 9 1.2.1 The attempted coup ...................................................................................... 9 1.2.2 South-east .................................................................................................. 10 1.2.3 Turkish Hizbollah and the Hüda-Par Party ........................................................ 12 2 Human rights ............................................................................................. 14 2.1 Legislation and regulations ............................................................................ 14 2.2 Compliance and violations ............................................................................ -
Report on the Observation of the Court Hearings Held on 18 September 2017, 6 December 2017, 20 February 2018, 17 May 2018 and 24 September 2018 in the Case of Ms
140th IPU Assembly Doha (Qatar), 6 -10 April 2019 Governing Council CL/204/9(b)-R.1 Item 9(b) Doha, 8 April 2019 Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians Turkey TK82 - Figen Yüksekdağ - Turkey TK119 - Selahattin Demirtaş - Turkey Report on the observation of the court hearings held on 18 September 2017, 6 December 2017, 20 February 2018, 17 May 2018 and 24 September 2018 in the case of Ms. Figen Yüksekdağ and of the court hearing held on 7 December 2017 in the case of Mr. Selahattin Demirtaş Executive summary Background The IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians has been examining the cases of Turkish parliamentarians belonging to the People’s Democratic Party, HDP (Halkların Demokratik Partisi ), including the cases of Ms. Figen Yüksekdağ and Mr. Selahattin Demirtaş since June 2016. At the Committee’s request, I travelled to Ankara in September and December 2017, February, May and September 2018 to observe five hearings in the case of Ms. Yüksekdağ and one hearing in the case of Mr. Demirtaş. Mr. Demirtaş and Ms. Yüksekdağ were elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in the legislative elections held in June 2015, and subsequently re-elected in the November 2015 elections. They were both arrested on 4 November 2016. Over 20 terrorism-related charges have been subsequently brought against both Mr. Demirtaş and Ms. Yüksekdağ, with prosecutors initially seeking an 83-year prison term for Ms. Yüksekdağ in the main case brought against her, and a prison term of over 100 years for Mr. Demirtaş.1 Ms. -
Censorship and Self-Censorship in Turkey: September 2016 December 2017 Censorship and Self-Censorship in Turkey September 2016 — December 2017
Censorship and Self-censorship in Turkey: SEPTEMBER 2016 — DECEMBER 2017 This project has been supported by MATRA Censorship and Self-censorship in Turkey: September 2016 December 2017 Censorship and Self-censorship in Turkey September 2016 — December 2017 Censorship and Self-Censorship in the State of Emergency Prepared by Sibel Oral Özlem Altunok Seçil Epik Diyarbakır and Southeast Region Vecdi Erbay Özkan Küçük Censorship and Self-Censorship Research Murat Şevki Çoban Translation Büşra Mutlu Editorial Assistance Andrew Finkel Book Design Çağın Kaya, BEK Creative Director Bülent Erkmen Printing Mas Matbaacılık San. ve Tic. A.Ş. Hamidiye Mahallesi, Soğuksu Caddesi 3 Kağıthane 34408 İstanbul T: +90 212 294 10 00 [email protected] Printing House Certificate No: 12055 1st Print: February 2018 P24 Activity Reports Punto24 Bağımsız Gazetecilik Platformu Cihangir Mahallesi, Aslan Yatağı Sokak No: 7 Beyoğlu 34433 İstanbul [email protected] www.susma24.com www.twitter.com/susma_24 www.facebook.com/susma24 Censorship and Self-censorship in Turkey: September 2016 December 2017 Contents Foreword 7 Manifesto 9 Cases 10 Diyarbakır and Southeast Region 37 Media Monitoring 44 What has Susma Platform Done? 50 Censorship and Self-censorship Research 55 Legal Expert Interpretation 58 6 CENSORSHIP AND SELF-CENSORSHIP IN TURKEY 7 Foreword The Susma Platform (Speak Up Platform) was founded in September 2016 under the auspices of P24 Platform for Independent Journalism to document censorship, self-censorship, defamation, moral lynching, and other restrictions on freedom of speech in Turkey; to exercise legal rights to defend those freedoms in such cases, and to provide avenues for solidarity, cooperation, and organization. SUSMA was founded before the 15 July 2016 failed coup attempt and the subsequent state of emergency declared on 20 July.