Human Rights in Turkey Edited by Zehra F. Kabasakal Arat. Foreword
by Richard Falk 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 1980s 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 1920s, 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. Zehra F. Kabasakal Arat is Juanita and Joseph
Leff Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Women's
Studies at Purchase College of the State University of New York.
Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights 2007 376 pages 6 x 9 ISBN
978-0-8122-4000-9 Cloth $69.95s 45.50 ISBN 978-0-8122-0114-7 Ebook
$69.95s 45.50 World Rights Law, Political Science Short copy: In
"Human Rights in Turkey," twenty-one Turkish and international
scholars from a number of different disciplines examine a wide
range of human rights issues and government polices since the 1920s
at the intersection of domestic and international politics.
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