@article{1432910,
      recid = {1432910},
      author = {Aydin, Hasan, and Langley, Winston,},
      title = {Human rights in Turkey : assaults on human dignity /},
      pages = {1 online resource},
      abstract = {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  Turkeys 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 consequences  of the measures taken after the failed coup attempt that  have adversely impacted the development of democracy and  human rights in Turkey, altering the nations 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.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1432910},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57476-5},
}