Religious Freedom and Discrimination

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• ALİ BARDAKOĞLU

Abstract Despite parents having primary responsibility, it remains the State's duty to ensure its citizens' education. The orientation of the State's education can be secular can religious; however, the State – having the discretion on curriculum – should comply with human rights principles by promoting pluralism and…

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• SÖNMEZ KUTLU

Abstract Reproductive rights are shaped by different political ideologies and remain a hotly contested policy issue in most parts of the world. In Turkey the disputes concerning these rights have grown since 2002, when a conservative government assumed power. Analyzing how both governmental and civil society actors ha…

In today's debate on Islam and modernity, Turkey offers an excellent case study to find the answers to a number of questions that relate to religion and civil society as well as to the significance of Turkey's unique position in the Islamic world. What makes Turkey different from other Muslim countries? What are the s…

• ALİ BARDAKOĞLU

Turkey is the only country that has twice lost cases concerning the violation of parents’ freedom to ensure their children an education in conformity with their own religious and philosophical convictions at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). This article firstly seeks to present these court cases. It then mo…

• ABDURRAHMAN HENDEK

Turkey is the only country that has twice lost cases concerning the violation of parents’ freedom to ensure their children an education in conformity with their own religious and philosophical convictions at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). This article firstly seeks to present these court cases. It then mo…

In this paper, we consider the differences between national and supranational space and time by focusing on one important strand within supranational processes: the European Court of Human Rights, which has given several judgements on religious education. We compare how the ECtHR’s decisions and guidance are represent…

• ABDURRAHMAN HENDEK

In this paper, we consider the differences between national and supranational space and time by focusing on one important strand within supranational processes: the European Court of Human Rights, which has given several judgements on religious education. We compare how the ECtHR’s decisions and guidance are represent…

The purpose of this article is to encourage the Turkish courts to eliminate their presumption against the enforcement of joint custody judgments, a presumption which is based on public policy grounds, so that these judgments are enforced in appropriate circumstances. As the number of marriages between Turkish and fore…

The implementation of neoliberal welfare frameworks since the ascendancy of the Justice and Development Party in 2002 has led to a fundamental reorientation of the state-civil society relationship, where non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have been given wide-reaching roles in the delivery of welfare. In the field…

• NAZLI KAZANOĞLU

ABSTRACT Drawing on the spiral of silence theory, this manuscript critically explores a notably under‐researched domain: the workplace experiences of individuals belonging to faith‐based minority groups who encounter religious discrimination in predominantly Muslim countries, specifically Türkiye and Pakistan. First,…

• SERCAN HAMZA BAĞLAMA