Human Rights in Turkey
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 comm...
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 comm...