TABLE OF CONTENTS
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"The sciences and science-based professions, through their most dynamic organizations, must use their formidable influence to strengthen human rights everywhere-and above all to minimize the abuse of human rights in the name of science and by the hands of science-based professionals." ~David A. Hamburg |
I. Introduction
- AAAS Initiatives on Turkey
- AAAS Missions to Turkey
- Social Scientists
- Medical Professionals
- International Codes of Medical Ethics
- Academic Freedom
- Human Rights Activists
- Organization of this Report
II. Background
- Human Rights Violations in Areas Under a State of Emergency
- Torture
- Legislation Limiting Freedom of Expression
- Turkey's Human Rights Obligations
III. Historical Context
- Ataturk and the Kurds
- Response to Kurdish Revolts
- Modern Turkey
- The Military and the Southeast
- Consequences of Kurdish Conflict
- Recent Political Developments
- The Human Rights Foundation of Turkey
- Seyfettin Kizilkan, Physician
- Haluk Gerger, Political Scientist
- Ismail Besikci, Sociologist
V. Conclusion
