What is happening in Turkey. National security or clampdown on dissent?

After the military coup, Turkey's government has launched an impressive crackdown that undermines human rights, Amnesty International warns.

State of emergency could threaten human rights

In response to the failure of the military coup that took place on the 15th of July, the Turkish government has begun a series of crackdown measures. These include declaring a three-month long state of emergency and suspending the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

Thousands of Turkish citizens, from academics to soldiers and judges, have been detained or removed from their positions for suspected links with Fethullah Gulen – a former imam accused by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of being behind last week’s putsch.

National authorities affirm that the fundamentals of democracy are being guaranteed. But international NGOs express their concern, and have invited the government not to roll back human rights and use the state of emergency as a pretext to clampdown on peaceful dissent.

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