Country of origin information report Turkey March 2007
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Country of Origin Information Report turkey 12 March 2007 RDS-IND Country of Origin Information Service Contents
Police 8.06 Other government forces 8.13 Jandarma/Gendarmerie 8.13 Village Guard 8.16 Torture 8.21 Turkish Armed Forces 8.32 Discrimination in armed forces 8.35 Extra-judicial killings 8.43 9. Military Service 9.01 Deferring Military Service 9.05 Evasion of Military Service and Punishment 9.08 Conscientious Objectors (vicdani retci) 9.10 Posting after completion of basic training 9.17 10. Judiciary 10.01 Organisation 10.01 Independence 10.05 The Court System 10.13 Courts 10.14 Military Courts 10.15 Military Criminal Courts (Askeri Ceza Mahkernesi) 10.15 The Military Criminal Court of Cassation (Askeri Yargitay) 10.18 State Security Courts (DGM) 10.19 The Constitutional Court (Anayasa Mahkemesi) 10.23 Fair trial 10.27 Penal code 10.32 Code of criminal procedure 10.37 11. Arrest and detention – Legal Rights 11.01 Detention for questioning prior to formal arrest 11.10 Warrants/Court Summonses 11.12 Right to legal advice 11.14 12. Prison conditions 12.01 E and F-Type Prisons 12.06 Monitoring of prison conditions 12.15 13. Death penalty 13.01 14. Political affiliation 14.01 Freedom of political expression 14.01 Freedom of association and assembly 14.07 15. Freedom of speech and media 15.01 Journalists 15.09 Media and Press 15.17 The High Board of Radio and Television (RTÜK) 15.27 Internet 15.35 16. Human Rights institutions, organisations and activists 16.01 Human Rights Advisory Board (IHDK) 16.06 Reform Monitoring Group 16.11 Human Rights Presidency and Human Rights Boards/Councils 16.14 Parliamentary Human Rights Commission/Parliamentary Human Rights Investigation Committee 16.21 Ministry of Interior’s Investigation Office 16.26 Prison Inspection Committees/Prison Monitoring Board 16.28 The Gendarmes Investigation and Evaluation Centre for Human Rights Abuse Issues (JIHIDEM) 16.32 European Court of Human Rights (ECTHR) 16.37 17. Corruption 17.01 18. Freedom of religion 18.01 Headscarves 18.12 Alevis including Alevi Kurds 18.18 Beliefs and Practices of Alevis 18.20 Difficulties and Problems 18.26 Mystical Sufi and other religious social orders and lodges 18.29 Non Muslim minorities 18.30 Christians 18.37 Jews 18.43 19. Ethnic groups 19.01 Kurds 19.05 Kurdish language 19.10 Teaching in Kurdish 19.16 Pro Kurdish political parties 19.22 Hadep 19.23 Relatives of Hadep 19.25 Dehap 19.26 Democratic Society Movement (DTH)/ Democratic Society Party (DTP) 19.33 PKK/Kadek Kongra-Gel and the conflict in the south east 19.37 Newroz/Nevruz celebrations 19.51 Arabs 19.55 Caucasians 19.58 Armenians 19.59 Greeks 19.62 Roma 19.64 20. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons 20.01 Legal Rights 20.01 Government attitudes 20.06 Social and Economic rights 20.12 Societal ill-treatment or discrimination 20.14 Transvestites 20.17 Transsexuals 20.19 21. Disability 21.01 People with disabilities 21.01 22. women 22.01 Legal Rights 22.01 Political Participation of Women 22.05 Social and Economic Rights 22.09 Marriage 22.10 Violence against women 22.11 Women’s Organisations in Turkey 22.24 Virginity testing 22.30 Honour killings 22.33 Women suicides in Turkey 22.43 Treatment of women in detention 22.50 Employment and Gender Equality 22.54 23. Children 23.01 Basic Information 23.01 Education 23.10 Religious Education 23.16 Child care 23.20 Health issues 23.28 Torture and mistreatment in detention 23.31 24. Trafficking 24.01 Support and Assistance 24.11 Training activities 24.16 25. Medical issues 25.01 Overview of availability of medical treatment and drugs 25.01 Pharmacies 25.08 HIV/AIDS – anti-retroviral treatment 25.10 Cancer treatment 25.14 Kidney dialysis 25.16 Mental health 25.17 Home health care 25.25 26. Freedom of movement 26.01 Freedom of movement of workers 26.07 Nüfus card/identity card 26.09 27. Internally displaced people (IDPs) 27.01 Compensation 27.10 28. Foreign refugees 28.01 Treatment of foreigners seeking asylum in Turkey 28.01 29. Citizenship and nationality 29.01 30. Exit/entry procedures 30.01 The problem of falsified documents 30.03 The General Information Gathering System (GBTS) 30.05 31. Employment rights 31.01 Major Trade Union Confederations 31.07 Main Employers’ Associations 31.11 Annexes Annex A – Chronology of major events Annex B – Political organisations Annex C – Prominent people Annex D – Administration of Justice Annex E – The Court System Annex F – List of abbreviations Annex G – References to source material Preface i This Country of Origin Information Report (COI Report) has been produced by Research, Development and Statistics (RDS), Home Office, for use by officials involved in the asylum/human rights determination process. The Report provides general background information about the issues most commonly raised in asylum/human rights claims made in the United Kingdom. The main body of the Report includes information available up to 31 January 2006. The ‘latest news’ section contains further brief information on events and reports accessed from 1 February 2007 to 12 March 2007. ii The Report is compiled wholly from material produced by a wide range of recognised external information sources and does not contain any Home Office opinion or policy. All information in the Report is attributed, throughout the text, to the original source material, which is made available to those working in the asylum/human rights determination process. iii The Report aims to provide a brief summary of the source material identified, focusing on the main issues raised in asylum and human rights applications. It is not intended to be a detailed or comprehensive survey. For a more detailed account, the relevant source documents should be examined directly. iv The structure and format of the COI Report reflects the way it is used by Home Office caseworkers and appeals presenting officers, who require quick electronic access to information on specific issues and use the contents page to go directly to the subject required. Key issues are usually covered in some depth within a dedicated section, but may also be referred to briefly in several other sections. Some repetition is therefore inherent in the structure of the Report. v The information included in this COI Report is limited to that which can be identified from source documents. While every effort is made to cover all relevant aspects of a particular topic, it is not always possible to obtain the information concerned. For this reason, it is important to note that information included in the Report should not be taken to imply anything beyond what is actually stated. For example, if it is stated that a particular law has been passed, this should not be taken to imply that it has been effectively implemented unless stated. vi As noted above, the Report is a collation of material produced by a number of reliable information sources. In compiling the Report, no attempt has been made to resolve discrepancies between information provided in different source documents. For example, different source documents often contain different versions of names and spellings of individuals, places and political parties etc. COI Reports do not aim to bring consistency of spelling, but to reflect faithfully the spellings used in the original source documents. Similarly, figures given in different source documents sometimes vary and these are simply quoted as per the original text. The term ‘sic’ has been used in this document only to denote incorrect spellings or typographical errors in quoted text; its use is not intended to imply any comment on the content of the material. vii The Report is based substantially upon source documents issued during the previous two years. However, some older source documents may have been included because they contain relevant information not available in more recent documents. All sources contain information considered relevant at the time this Report was issued. viii This COI Report and the accompanying source material are public documents. All COI Reports are published on the RDS section of the Home Office website and the great majority of the source material for the Report is readily available in the public domain. Where the source documents identified in the Report are available in electronic form, the relevant web link has been included, together with the date that the link was accessed. Copies of less accessible source documents, such as those provided by government offices or subscription services, are available from the Home Office upon request. ix COI Reports are published regularly the top 20 asylum intake countries. COI Bulletins are produced on lower asylum intake countries according to operational need. Home Office officials also have constant access to an information request service for specific enquiries. x In producing this COI Report, the Home Office has sought to provide an accurate, balanced summary of the available source material. Any comments regarding this Report or suggestions for additional source material are very welcome and should be submitted to the Home Office as below. Country of Origin Information Service Home Office Apollo House 36 Wellesley Road Croydon CR9 3RR United Kingdom
PO Box 1539 Croydon CR9 3WR United Kingdom Email: apci@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk Website: www.apci.org.uk Latest News Events in Turkey from 1 February 2007 to 12 March 2007 9 March Greek Cypriot authorities demolish a key section of the Green Line that had separated Cyprus’s Greeks from the Turkish population since 1974. “But the Greek Cypriot authorities say Turkish troops must pull back before people can cross in either direction.” Greek Cypriots dismantle barrier, 9 March 2007 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6433045.stm (date accessed 9 March 2007) 6 March A Kurdish politician in Turkey is sentenced to six months in prison for referring to jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan as "Mr Ocalan". BBC News,Mr Ocalan conviction in Turkey 6 March 2007 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6425043.stm (date accessed 6 March 2007) 27 February Prime Minister Erdogan declares the date for the announcement of presidential candidates. He stated that the AKP [explain?] will announce its candidates on April 15-16. English Sabah.com, The candidate for presidential elections to be clarified on April 15-16 http://english.sabah.com.tr/print.php (date accessed 27 February 2007) 26 February The Turkish Daily News reports that the Diyarbakır Women's Problems [?] Research Center [Centre?] (DİKASUM) in Anatolia has intervened in the cases of 13 women at risk from “honour killings” by persuading their families not to kill them. The DİKASUM also offers advice on family planning and employment for women. Turkish Daily News, Honorable end to 'honor' killings http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=66971 (date Accessed 26 February 2007) 23 February The Minister of Women and Family [for Women and Families?] announces the launch of a UN and European Commission- supported project designed to prevent domestic violence against women. “The project, which will be implemented by the General Directorate of Women’s Status, for two years with technical support from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and financial support from the European Commission.” (sic) Todays Zaman, Turkey firm in fighting violence against women. http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=103663 (date accessed 23 February 2007) 23 February Turkey's economy is now the seventh biggest in the EU with a GDP of 352.7 billion Euro. The New Anatolian, Turkey’s economy on the rise http://www.thenewanatolian.com/tna-23479.html (Date accessed 23 February 2007) 19 February The Turkish Daily News reports that changes are imminent to Article 301 (which makes it a crime to insult "Turkishness"). Turkish Daily New, Government to present Article 301 changes this week http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=66521 Date accessed 19 February 2007 Reports on Turkey published or accessed between 1 February and 12 March US Department of State Turkey Country Report on Human Rights Practices, 2006 Released 6 March, 2007
Contents Section 1: Respect for the integrity of the person, including freedom from: a. arbitrary or unlawful deprivation of life; b. disappearance; c. torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment; d. arbitrary arrest or detention; e. denial of fair public trial; f. arbitrary interference with privacy, family, home, or correspondence.
a. freedom of speech and press; b. freedom of peaceful assembly and association; c. freedom of religion; d. freedom of movement within the country, foreign travel, emigration and repatriation.
b. the right to organise and bargain collectively; c. prohibition of forced or compulsory labour; d. prohibition of child labour and minimum age for employment; e. acceptable conditions of work. United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) The Dynamics of Honor Killings in Turkey – Filiz Kardam Publication date 2007
Map 1.05 Map of Turkey courtesy of CIA World FactBook: https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/tu.html 
See also links to more detailed maps of Turkey: http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/publ/opendoc.pdf?tbl=PUBL&id=4487e9280 http://www.factmonster.com/atlas/country/turkey.html http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/turkey_pol83.jpg Yüklə 1,58 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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