KHK

When I heard about the fund issue, I could not help but think of the people who have faced injustice under executive decrees for years. Because the debate over the unequal application of justice in Türkiye has continued for a long time. In particular, the experiences of people who were...
23.09.2026
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The “Social Costs of the State of Emergency” study conducted by the Platform for Justice for Victims once again reveals the profound wound that the post-decree period has left on Turkish society. I have tried, as best as I can, to put into words what this research made me feel—and...
17.09.2026
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Today is September 14. The 2026–2027 academic year has begun. Approximately 17 million students and 1.2 million teachers have returned to schools. I wish all our children, young people, and teachers a new academic year filled with health, peace, and success. Yet on the first day of the new school...
14.09.2026
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The sixth Günyüzü gathering of people affected by Turkey’s KHK dismissals brought together participants from across the country, including human rights advocates, lawyers and representatives of different social groups. Interviews conducted by KHK TV highlighted demands for justice, solidarity and social peace.
02.09.2026
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Liberal Party Spokesperson Engin AVCI analyzed the 2025 judicial activity report, highlighting workload, appeal outcomes, and reinstatement case statistics involving courts reviewing State of Emergency Decree Law decisions.
05.07.2026
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The Turkish Constitutional Court has delivered two contrasting judgments in separate applications filed by former police officers dismissed from public service over alleged links to the FETÖ/PDY network. The court ruled that a dismissal based solely on digital coding records violated constitutional rights in one case, while finding no violation...
28.06.2026
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Former Turkish high court judge Samettin Uğur has detailed his arrest, imprisonment, and years in solitary confinement following the 2016 coup attempt. He also alleges that lists targeting members of the judiciary were prepared years before the events of July 15.
19.06.2026
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Journalist Ahmet Erkan has brought public attention to the extraordinary life story of English teacher Mehmet Hanifi Uzunay in what he describes as one of the most significant interviews of his career. The interview chronicles Uzunay’s years-long struggle following his dismissal under a Statutory Decree (KHK) in the aftermath of...
11.06.2026
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The KHK Platforms Union has launched a comprehensive application platform to assist individuals dismissed by emergency decrees (KHKs) in preparing applications to the Constitutional Court of Türkiye and the European Court of Human Rights.
05.06.2026
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Journalist Ahmet Erkan revealed the hardships faced by dismissed imam Yusuf Karakaya. After losing his job under a decree law, Karakaya reportedly continued working in severe pain for a week after his appendix ruptured and narrowly escaped death.
05.06.2026
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Liberal Party Chairman Zübeyir Gülabi raised sharp questions regarding KHK victims by referring to Devlet Bahçeli’s “Terror-Free Türkiye” remarks. Gülabi stated, “Not a single act of terrorism has been identified in 10 years.”
28.05.2026
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