Rule of Law | Platform for Peace and Justice

[REPORT] THE EROSION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS IN TURKEY

02/03/2020

In Turkey, legal conflicts that arise out of the State’s intervention in the right to property are hardly a new problem. Between 1959 and 2018, the ECtHR rendered 3128 judgments against Turkey, establishing... Read More...

[OPINION] Turkey’s Justice Scoreboard Terrifies

Ugur Tok

15/03/2018

In the recently published World Justice Project 2017-2018 Rule of Law Index, Turkey’s scores continued to decline and the country dropped to the 101st rank among 113 countries. Meanwhile, in the field of chec... Read More...

[OPINION] Rule of law in Turkey or the irony behind the “16th of February” verdict

Roberto Frifrini

28/02/2018

Since the attempted coup d’état in July 2016, civil liberties and democratic values have been constantly curbed in Turkey. The legitimate right of any democratically elected government to ensur... Read More...

[NEWS] Turkey’s New Status is “Not Free” in the Freedom House Report

PPJ

16/01/2018

PPJ- 16 January, 2018 Turkey has fallen under the “Not Free” category for the first time in the "Freedom in the World", report has been published by Freedom House for 18 years. According to the repor... Read More...

[NEWS] Turkey Expert: “Problem with the rule of law in Turkey will be with us for a long time.”

PPJ

18/11/2017

By PPJ In his testimony at the hearing "Prisoners of the Purge: The Victims of Turkey's Failing Rule of Law" held at the United States Congress Helsinki Commission on November 15, 2017, Nate Sch... Read More...

PPJ’s Statements at OSCE/ODIHR Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting on Acces to Justice

Hannah Machlin

17/11/2017

Access to Justice as a Key Element of the Rule of Law in Turkey Lack of Access to Justice in Turkey Venice Commission's Rule of Law Check List ... Read More...

OPINION- Reaping the whirlwind

admin

26/05/2017

BY RUTH GREEN With Turkey already in turmoil due to the migration crisis, violence in the south-east and rising numbers of Islamist attacks, the 15 July coup attempt could not have come at a worse time. Global... Read More...

Der Putsch war nichts als ein vergiftetes Geschenk an Erdogan zulasten der türkischen Gesellschaft

[Interview] Shahnura Kasim: Xinjiang- es gibt dort nicht nur ein Lager, sondern Dutzende!

[INTERVIEW] Mesale Tolu: You can experience all that, but you can go on!

[INTERVIEW] Meşale Tolu : Man kann all das erleben, aber man kann weitermachen!

Çiler Ilhan on Women’s Rights

Local Elections in Turkey are of Vital Importance

Kati Piri “Erdoğan has all the power possible, but he still blames others for the economy”