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Turkey: A Minority Policy of Systematic Negation
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Turkey: A Minority Policy of Systematic Negation
Publisher: International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF)
Volume: 29 pages, pdf
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Despite some positive developments in the past few years, Turkey’s protection of minority groups continues to fall seriously short of European and other international standards.
Unquestionably, Turkey’s ability to handle its minority issues will greatly influence its future, especially, but not exclusively, in terms of its future relations with the EU. When, in December 2004, the EU gave a green light for and scheduled the launching of Turkey’s accession negotiations with the EU for October 2005, it was on the assumption that Turkey sufficiently fulfilled the so-called Copenhagen political criteria, which include “stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights, and respect for and protection of minorities.