Human rights in Turkey / edited by Zehra F. Kabasakal Arat ; foreword by Richard Falk.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kabasakal Arat, Zehra F.

Series:

Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights

Pennsylvania studies in human rights

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights--Turkey.

Human rights.

Civil rights--Turkey.

Civil rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (376 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Turkey's mixed human rights record has been highly politicized in the debate surrounding the country's probable ascendance to membership in the European Union. Beginning with the foundation of a secular republic in 1923, and continuing with founding membership in the United Nations and participation in the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Turkey made significant commitments to the advancement of human rights. However, its authoritarian tradition, periods of military rule, increasing social inequality, and economic crises have led to policies that undermine human rights. While legislative reforms and civil social activism since the 1980's have contributed greatly to the advancement of human rights, recent progress is threatened by the rise of nationalism, persistent gender inequality, and economic hardship. In Human Rights in Turkey, twenty-one Turkish and international scholars from various disciplines examine human rights policies and conditions since the 1920's, at the intersection of domestic and international politics, as they relate to all spheres of life in Turkey. A wide range of rights, such as freedom of the press and religion, minority, women's, and workers' rights, and the right to education, are examined in the context of the history and current conditions of the Republic of Turkey. In light of the events of September 11, 2001, and subsequent developments in the Middle East, recent proposals about modeling other Muslim countries after Turkey add urgency to an in-depth study of Turkish politics and the causal links with human rights. The scholarship presented in Human Rights in Turkey holds significant implications for the study of human rights in the Middle East and around the globe.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Foreword / Falk, Richard

Chapter 1. Collisions and Crossroads: Introducing Human Rights in Turkey / Kabasakal Arat, Zehra F.

Part I. Freedoms and Antidiscrimination

Chapter 2. Freedom of Press and Broadcasting / Çatalbaș, Dilruba

Chapter 3. The Minority Concept and Rights in Turkey: The Lausanne Peace Treaty and Current Issues / Oran, Baskιn

Chapter 4. The Human Rights Condition of the Rum Orthodox / Yannas, Prodromos

Chapter 5. Linguistic Human Rights and the Rights of Kurds / O'Neil, Mary Lou

Chapter 6. Freedom of Religion: Secularist Policies and Islamic Challenges / Denli, Özlem

Part II. Social and Economic Rights

Chapter 7. So Near, Yet So Far: Freedom of Association and Workers' Rights / Weisband, Edward / Oner, Sera

Chapter 8. The Right to Education / Gök, Fatma / Ilgaz, Deniz

Chapter 9. Environmental Protection and Rights / Taşatar Parlak, N Burcu

Part III. The Rights of the Displaced

Chapter 10. Conflict-Induced Internal Displacement / Ozerdem, Alpaslan / Jacolly, Tim

Chapter 11. Turkish Asylum Policy and Human Rights / Kirişçi, Kemal

Part IV. Women's Rights

Chapter 12. Women's Rights, Women's Organizations, and the State / Ecevit, Yιldιz

Chapter 13. The Effect of CEDAW on Women's Rights / Çelik Levin, Yasemin

Part V. Civic and Educational Efforts

Chapter 14. Human Rights Discourse and Domestic Human Rights NGOs / Çalz, Başak

Chapter 15. Tensions and Dilemmas in Human Rights Education / Çayzr, Kenan

Part VI. International Affairs and Interactions

Chapter 16. Turkey's Participation in Global and Regional Human Rights Regimes / Türkmen, Füsun

Chapter 17. Leveraging Norms: The ECHR and Turkey's Human Rights Reforms / Smith, Thomas W.

Chapter 18. Conclusion: Turkey's Prospects and Broader Implications / Kabasakal Arat, Zehra F.

Notes

References

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-329) and index.

ISBN:

0-8122-0114-0

OCLC:

859160890