Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law
Abstract
Symposium: Cannibal Democracies: Human Rights and Democracy in Turkey
The article critiques the paradox of banning political parties in Turkey under the guise of protecting democracy, highlighting the suppression of minority rights, particularly targeting Kurdish identity and religious expression. It argues that Turkey's secularism has become a tool of oppression, denying cultural autonomy to Kurds and radicalizing religious groups by marginalizing them. The author, drawing on personal experience, exposes the systemic discrimination against Kurds and the hypocrisy of labeling Kurdish movements as terrorist, urging international accountability for human rights violations.
Disciplines
Dispute Resolution and Arbitration | Law
Recommended Citation
Edip Yuksel,
Commentaries,
7
Cardozo J. Int'l & Comp. L.
469
(1999).
Available at:
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cjicl/vol7/iss3/3