2010 ilerleme raporu - Avrupa BirliÄi BakanlıÄı
2010 ilerleme raporu - Avrupa BirliÄi BakanlıÄı
2010 ilerleme raporu - Avrupa BirliÄi BakanlıÄı
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A large number of executives and politicians, including elected mayors from the BDP party,<br />
were arrested as part of operations against the KCK-PKK. Members of the Human Rights<br />
Association and Göçder Diyarbakır have also been arrested.<br />
Restrictions on the exercise of fundamental freedoms, in particular freedom of expression,<br />
stemming from a wide definition of terrorism under the Anti-Terror Law continue to be a<br />
cause for concern.<br />
Landmines remain a security concern for military personnel and civilians, after causing<br />
several casualties. The government reported continuing use of anti-personnel mines by the<br />
PKK. Under the ‘Ottawa Convention’ on the prohibition of the use, stockpiling, production<br />
and transfer of anti-personnel mines and on their destruction, Turkey has undertaken to<br />
destroy all anti-personnel mines in mined areas as soon as possible, but no later than 1 March<br />
2014.<br />
Landmine clearing at the border areas continues to be a priority. Following the adoption of the<br />
law on "mine clearing and tender procedures to be conducted at the land borders between<br />
Turkey and Syria", a "project management group" has been established in under the Ministry<br />
of Defence, working in particular on the re-demarcation of the Turkish-Syrian border. Further<br />
actions are needed to de-mine border areas in the country, in particular the ones adjacent to<br />
Iraqi and Iranian borders.<br />
No steps have been taken in addressing the problem of village guards, who are paid and<br />
armed by the State.<br />
Overall, despite public statements of commitment, the democratic opening announced by the<br />
government in August 2009 to address notably the Kurdish issue, was only partly followed<br />
through. Terrorist attacks increased. It is important to sustain efforts to address the Kurdish<br />
issue. The anti-terror legislation needs to be amended to avoid a broad interpretation, to<br />
improve the human rights situation in the region and to reduce the disproportionately high<br />
number of detainees linked to alleged terrorist acts. Landmines and the village guard system<br />
are still causes for concern.<br />
Refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs)<br />
Continued progress has been made on the process of compensation of losses due to terrorism<br />
and the fight against terrorism since 2004. Since the law entered into force in March 2008,<br />
247,729 applications out of 360,660 have been resolved. Out of these applications 139,832<br />
received a positive decision and 106,887 were rejected. A total of 2,096,521,347 Turkish Lira<br />
had been paid to applicants so far. Numerous cases have been launched in administrative<br />
courts by rejected applicants. Several of them applied to the ECtHR.<br />
The Damage Assessment Commissions continue to face lack of resources and a heavy<br />
workload, which results in slow progress on assessment and payment of compensation.<br />
The situation of IDPs in urban areas remains a cause for concern. IDPs cannot return because<br />
of a wide range of factors, mainly the poor security situation and the presence of landmines,<br />
the lack of basic infrastructure and of capital, the limited job opportunities and the threat<br />
posed by the village guard system.<br />
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