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In recent years, especially since the failed 2016 coup-attempt, the human rights situation has deteriorated significantly in Turkey. Prosecution and imprisonment of journalists has reached unprecedented levels and Turkey is now the world’s leading jailer of members of the media. The continuing state of emergency in the country, combined with a crackdown on civil society, has led to more than a thousand associations and foundations shutting down.

Country Report on Turkey
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