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Turkey begins trial of 189 defendants over protests against İstanbul mayor’s arrest
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Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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Turkey’s Transnational Repression: Abuse of asset freezing mechanisms under the pretext of prevention of...
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