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ECtHR faults Turkey for convictions of 2,420 applicants over Gülen links in follow-up to 2023 judgment
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled Tuesday that Turkey violated the rights of 2,420 people convicted of terrorism due to their alleged ties to the faith-based Gülen movement, finding that the judiciary failed to ensure fair trials and imposed criminal penalties without a legal basis.
New Book Exposes Erdoğan’s “Civil Death Project” Targeting the Hizmet Movement
A major new contribution to the human rights literature on contemporary Türkiye has been released with the publication of Erdoğan’s Civil Death PROJECT – Persecution of the Hizmet Movement in Türkiye, authored by civil rights scholar Prof. James C. Harrington and international human rights attorney Coşkun Yorulmaz.
ECtHR rejects Turkey’s appeal, clearing path for retrials in Gülen-linked cases
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Monday rejected an appeal by the Turkish government to refer to the Grand Chamber its ruling that allows the retrial of 239 people convicted on terrorism charges for alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement.
Erdoğan’s Civil Death Project’ : The ‘politicide’ spanning more than a decade
Gülen’s core message was the primacy of service, that is, the “most meaningful way to express one’s faith is through positive action,” Yorulmaz says, such as building schools, delivering relief, partnering across differences.
Fethullah Gülen’s Condolence Message for South African Human Rights Defender Archbishop Desmond Tutu
I am deeply saddened to learn of the death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who has been an advocate for human rights and equality throughout his life in his native South Africa and around the world.
– Fethullah Gulen
Hizmet Movement Declares Core Values with Unified Voice
The Alliance for Shared Values (AfSV), a U.S.-based non-profit representing regional Hizmet organizations, together with many other Hizmet-affiliated nonprofits around the world, published a landmark document that helps define and guide the civil society movement’s activities for years to come.
Ankara systematically tortures supporters of Gülen movement, Kurds, Turkey Tribunal rapporteurs say
The Turkey Tribunal, a civil society-led, symbolic international tribunal established to adjudicate recent human rights violations in Turkey, started proceedings in Geneva on Monday where rapporteurs pointed to the use of systematic torture by the government against alleged members of the faith-based Gülen movement and Kurds.
