The new Turkey
Abductions in Turkey and abroud

11-Oct-2020

The report consists of three parts.

The introductory part will first offer a consolidated approach
towards the nature of the war Turkish State has initiated against Gülen movement, with an emphasis on Erdoğan's passion for vengeance which has exacerbated the conditions for the Gülen
followers. A thorough discussion over the abductions and enforced disappearances within the framework of international law will also be presented in the first part.

The second part will shed light on how the Erdoğan administration extended its operations against
the Gülen movement followers all around the world by stipulating and examining all known cases
around the world.

The third part will deal with the enforced abductions in Turkey, also called the
Black Transporter cases.

It is no secret that Turkey's authoritarian political Islamist regime, headed by the ruling Justice
and Development Party (AKP) and its ruler Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has long been suppressing
opposition in the country. Hand in glove with the shady elements of the country's former
powerhouses, its fight against any kind of political dissent has been carried out through harsh
measures that have often invoked the dark memories of the witch hunts of the Middle Ages.

Among all these sinister crimes, this report will attempt to throw light upon one of the most
contemptible, one that the state has been relentlessly committing recently under orders of Erdoğan:
forced disappearances, abductions and quid pro quo renditions of the dissidents in Turkey and
abroad. It will also attempt to show how the autocratic regime has been employing state institutions
as well as what appear to be non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as visible actors in the
process of its persecutions.

Besides the fact that the magnitude of such efforts to silence, persecute the dissenting voices has
not abated within the borders; the Turkish state has also escalated its cross-border operations
against the dissenters. These unbridled and often reckless actions have caused in many cases
problems in relationships with other governments, since such engagements are a clear violation of
international treaties. Such actions are considered a direct interference in other countries' domestic
affairs, as well as an unconcealed denial of their national sovereignty.

This report aims to put a particular focus on these devastated lives: to examine abductions and
enforced disappearances by the Turkish state inside and outside its borders. It tries to include as
many cases as possible by resorting to open resources, as well as by trying to get access to the
personal accounts of those who survived. Read the full report.....

Source:https://silencedturkey.org/