Freedom of expression under Erdogan? Confidential paper is devastating: "Almost completely synchronized"

Turkey is currently taking in the largest number of refugees in the world - but according to the Federal Foreign Office it is doing massive violations of fundamental rights.

• The

  Erdogan government

  is not squeamish about actual and supposed

  opponents

  .

• The

  Foreign Office

  also writes this

  in a

  confidential paper

  .

• There are fewer complaints in another area in which the country is an

  important partner

  .

In upholding democratic

represents the

of

made a damning testimony.

“The Turkish constitution guarantees freedom of assembly and association, freedom of expression and freedom of the press.

In practice, however, these rights have largely been

”says the confidential“ report on the asylum and deportation-relevant situation ”in the country, which is available to the

in Berlin.

The Turkish

and

are described in the paper as

.

Media censorship in Turkey under Erdogan: A point in decision support in the asylum procedure

The

regularly prepared by the Federal Foreign Office for the most important countries of origin

are an important

.

The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (

), immigration authorities and courts use them to assess the situation in the country of origin.

The 31-page current paper is dated August 24 and shows the status from

.

Almost

applied for asylum in Germany last year.

Around

received protection if one excludes decisions that have been made for purely formal reasons, for example.

Persecution in Turkey: media subscriptions or messengers can be doomed, according to the report

Anyone who is classified by the government in Ankara as a supporter of the

must also

expect

.

According to the report, a

certain media, the use of a certain bank or a special

is sufficient as an indication

.

Turkey blames the US-based Islamic preacher

for the

in

.

According to the Foreign Office, Turkey also keeps an eye on critics abroad.

"It can be assumed that Turkish authorities

opponents, including in particular (also supposed) PKK and Gülen supporters, abroad

, just as they observe activities of associations registered in Germany." The

is in Turkey as

classified and

in Germany

.

Erdogan government: Justice according to the Federal Foreign Office "largely dysfunctional"

In general, the Turkish judiciary is quickly at hand with terrorist allegations, according to the report.

Even “public criticism of the actions of the Turkish security forces in the Kurdish regions of south-eastern Turkey” could constitute terrorist propaganda.

The judiciary is described as

and partly politically influenced.

"In addition, individual

or

after controversial decisions

, whereupon other judges came to politically opportune results against the same accused."

The Federal Foreign Office has a milder assessment of the situation for

- according to the

Turkey is home to

the

worldwide

and is a difficult but important partner for the EU in migration policy.

According to official information, there are currently just under

, 3.6 million of them Syrians enjoying temporary protection.

According to the report, the authorities are overburdened when it comes to examining non-Syrian applications on a case-by-case basis.

Registered refugees are entitled to

and are, in principle

allowed to

.

In practice, however, this is so difficult that most of them only work illegally, they say.

Pro asylum on the situation under the Erdogan government: "Turkey is a black box"

The Federal Foreign Office refers to reports by

on the

of refugees by security forces and the forced signing of a declaration of voluntary departure, but notes: “It is not apparent that this is a systematic practice.

UNHCR tends to evaluate Turkey's refugee policy positively, also in an international comparison. "

The refugee organization

sees it completely differently. "Turkey is a black box when it comes to dealing with people seeking protection," complains Managing Director Günter Burkhardt. In general, human rights organizations in Turkey are also under state pressure, which makes their work more difficult. "It is scandalous that Germany and the EU entrust such an unjust regime with those seeking protection," said Burkhardt. “The Turkish authorities barely give refugees the opportunity to register. This means that they remain illegally and are permanently threatened with deportation. ”Turkey is not a constitutional state. This also affects refugees. (dpa / frs)